• Postdoctoral Fellow - Gynecologic Oncology…

    MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX)


    A Postdoctoral Position is available in Dr. Sood's Laboratory in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology.

     

    The trainee will be responsible for conducting experiments, recording and analyzing data, maintaining a laboratory notebook/records in accordance with lab policy, and attending regular lab meetings.

     

    The projects will be laboratory-based, focusing on tissue culture, extracellular vesicles, the tumor microenvironment, molecular biology techniques, data analysis, figure design, and preparation, as well as animal work. The work will be manuscript-driven, with the goal of contributing to high-quality publications.

     

    *LEARNING OBJECTIVES*

     

    Extracellular vesicles

     

    -Biology

     

    -Terapeutic applicability

     

    -Molecular biology techniques (isolation, characterization)

     

    -In vivo techniques (models, surgery, treatment)

     

    Tumor microenvironment

     

    -Biology as it relates to extracelluar vesicles and interplay between the two.

     

    -Identify adaptive changes in the tumor microenvironment in response to targeted therapies.

     

    -Identify adaptive changes in the tumor microenvironment in response to targeted therapies.

     

    -Study potential therapeutic interventions to take advantage of findings.

     

    -Molecular biology techniques (in vitro assays for growth, viability, drug sensitivity, etc.)

     

    -In vivo techniques (models, surgery, treatment)

     

    Data analysis

     

    -Large data-set mining

     

    -Statistical considerations for in vitro and in vivo work.

     

    Figure design and preparation

     

    -Designing impactful figures

     

    -Software and data techniques for preparing figures methodically.

     

    *ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS*

    PhD

    *ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION*

     

    https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/labs/sood-laboratory.html

     

    *POSITION INFORMATION*

     

    MD Anderson offers full-time postdoc positions with a [salary ranging from $64,000 to $76,000](https://trainees.mdanderson.org/apply/mdaPostdoctoralFellowStipendFY24.pdf). depending on the number of years of postgraduate experience. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent [benefits](https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/employee-benefits/insurance-0/eligibility), including medical, dental, [paid time off](https://www.mdanderson.org/about-md-anderson/employee-resources/leave.html), [retirement](https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/employee-benefits/ut-retirement-program/voluntary-retirement-programs), tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition12/31/2025