Postdoctoral Scholar – Cancer Research

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status.

This position is part of the Post Doctoral Fellows Association and has an initial appointment of 1 year.

This position has a comprehensive benefits package.

Location – This role is in-person at North Campus Edmonton.

The Goping lab in the Department of Biochemistry has an opening for a postdoctoral research fellow in breast cancer research. This is a one-year position. The project involves characterization of breast cancer Patient Derived Organoids (PDOs). PDOs are generated from an individual patient tumor and are cultured as 3D organoids. These PDOs are fully characterized at the genomic and transcriptomic levels through next-generation-sequencing with extensive biomarker analyses.

The candidate will investigate novel biomarkers using multiple structure/function molecular biology approaches, proteomics, and microscopy. These studies will provide valuable insight on PDO potential as precision health tools.

• PhD degree in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Physiology, Oncology or related discipline
• Extensive expertise in cell biology and biochemistry (microscopy, mutagenesis, gain- and loss-of-function genetic tools, protein analysis)
• Expertise in data analysis and statistics
• Experience in genomic and bioinformatic analyses are assets
• Excellent organizational and communication skills

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