Postdoctoral Fellow - Pediatric Leukemia Research
About the role
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. The laboratory of Dr. Adam de Smith in the Department of Pediatrics is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to study the etiology and early-life origins of childhood acute leukemia.
The de Smith lab uses molecular and epidemiological methodologies to advance our understanding of the germline genetic risk, somatic drivers, and early-life origins of childhood leukemia, with the goal of developing strategies for disease prevention. You will have opportunities to analyze large-scale germline genotyping data, as well as tumor whole-genome sequencing data from childhood leukemia patients to investigate the etiologic role of early-life environmental exposures and the prenatal origins of childhood leukemia, for example in our ReCord Study.
Responsibilities
- Analyze large-scale germline genotyping data and tumor whole-genome sequencing data from childhood leukemia patients.
- Investigate the etiologic role of early-life environmental exposures and the prenatal origins of childhood leukemia.
- Conduct independent research and collaborate effectively within a team.
Requirements
- Ph.D. degree in genetics, genetic epidemiology, biological sciences, or a related discipline.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages.
- Evidence of productivity reflected in first-author publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Ability to conduct independent research and work effectively in a team.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in conducting human genetics research and analyzing large genetic datasets.
Benefits
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