A Postdoctoral Associate position is immediately available in Dr. Jiashu Xie's lab at the Center for Drug Design, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota. The successful candidate will be working on a project focusing on targeted cancer therapy.
Information about the Center for Drug Design (CDD) is available on the CDD website: https://drugdesign.umn.edu/.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Design and perform cell culture and cell-based assays, biochemical assays, various microscopy assays, or protein analysis to test new strategies for targeted cancer therapy.
Design and conduct experiments in rodent models to evaluate the efficacy and safety of cancer treatments.
Properly collect, interpret, manage, and present research data. Must be able to write manuscripts.
Perform assigned lab duties related to lab maintenance and operation.
Required Qualifications:
PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmacology / Molecular Biology or other related fields, with prior research experience in targeted cancer therapies, and the ability to write manuscripts.
Must be willing to work with mice, rats, or other laboratory rodents.
Preferred Qualifications:
Well versed in cell culture and various basic biology techniques including SDS-PAGE, western blot, PCR, and ELISA.
Experience in laboratory rodents handling, drug administration, blood and tissues collection, preparation and analysis.
Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge and research experience in membrane proteins/transporters or nanoparticle-/liposome-based drug delivery systems is a plus.
Working Conditions:
The majority of the work in this position is performed in a multidisciplinary wet lab.
Interested candidates should submit a PDF package with a cover letter, CV, and names/info for three references to Dr. Jiashu Xie via email at jxie@umn.edu.