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Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available

Employer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location
Houston, Texas
Salary
$53,760 per year + benefits
Closing date
Mar 6, 2022

Job Details

Three post-doctoral positions are available in the McCarty laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery and the Brain Tumor Center at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. 


Two positions will involve basic and translational research in the areas of brain tumor cell biology and mouse models of brain cancer. We are particularly interested in the brain microenvironment, including understanding how tumor cells co-opt the neurovascular unit/blood-brain barrier for selective growth and survival. 


One additional position will involve the study astrocyte-endothelial cell contact and communication in neurovascular development and disease. The post-docs will receive training and mentoring in the use of mouse models and in vitro culture systems to study cell adhesion and signaling pathways involved in endothelial cell interactions with astroglial cells or astrocytoma cells.

All applicants should have a PhD and/or MD as well as peer-reviewed publications in internationally recognized journals. A strong background in biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology is preferred.

The M. D. Anderson Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Tumor Center are located in the vibrant research environment of the Houston Texas Medical Center, which includes Baylor College of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School, the Methodist Hospital Research Institute, and Rice University.

Interested applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae to:
Joseph H. McCarty, Ph.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
Unit 1004
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
Email: jhmccarty@mdanderson.org

Company

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability or veteran status except where such distinction is required by law. All positions at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center are security sensitive and subject to examination of criminal history record information. Smoke-free and drug-free environment.

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