The Chair of Molecular and Cell Biology, Dr. Peggy Goodell, whose lab focuses on the the basic mechanisms that regulate hematopoietic stem cells and how their misregulation leads to leukemia development, is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate. Stem cells reside in the bone marrow in a quiescent state, but rapidly become activated to regenerate the hematopoietic system.

• Plans, directs and conducts specialized and advanced research experiments.
• Evaluates and analyzes data.
• Establishes new research protocols and procedures.
• Summarizes research findings and publish results in research journals. 
• Maintains laboratory operations.
• Supervises research staff.
• Assists investigators in planning and design of experiments
• Provides customized bioinformatics and computational support from the project design to publication phases including consulting on experimental design and assisting investigators with submission of manuscripts and/or grant applications.
• Establishes and manages an analytical pipeline for data analyses, and generates workflows in scripting language to automate bioinformatics processes.
• Designs, develops and deploys robust workflows, as well as custom scripts, to support the analysis of high-throughput NGS data.

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

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