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Houston, TX 77030
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Two federally funded, fully supported postdoc positions are immediately available in the Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Perioperative Medicine, at the McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
The Eltzschig laboratory is interested in studying endogenous adaptive pathways that are under the control of hypoxia-inducible factors. These molecular concepts have been applied to a wide range of disease models that are important for the field of anesthesiology, critical care, and perioperative medicine, including acute lung injury, myocardial or hepatic ischemia, acute kidney injury, and intestinal inflammation. It is hoped that these studies contribute to novel pharmacologic approaches to prevent or treat acute organ injury in surgical patients. For more information please visit: https://med.uth.edu/anesthesiology/faculty/holger-eltzschig-md-phd/
We are seeking two talented and highly motivated postdoc fellows to join the lung and heart groups. The research in the lung group focuses on understanding the inflammatory responses in acute lung injuries. Our recent studies of lung injuries focus on investigating the role of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) and microRNAs in the underlying mechanisms of ALI. The heart group is interested in understanding cardio-protective mechanisms and targets during the Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion (IR) injury. Our recent studies showed that changes in metabolic supply and demand lead to the stabilization of hypoxia-inducible transcription factors during myocardial ischemia, resulting in upregulation of cardio-protective small molecules.
Please send a current resume/CV, a cover letter and contact information of three references to:
Dr. Yanyu Wang, 6431 Fannin St., University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, TX 77030
Or email to Yanyu.Wang@uth.tmc.edu
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
PI: Wei Cao, Ph.D.
One federally funded, fully supported postdoc position is available in the Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Perioperative Medicine, at the McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
The Cao laboratory studies the molecular underpinning of the pathogenic events leading to neurodegenerative diseases. A leading health and economic burden to an aging society, Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a condition with complex etiology and manifests in dysregulated neuronal functions and intercellular communications in the brain. Increasingly, neuroinflammatory responses are critically implicated in AD and other neurodegenerative diseases. We are keen to illuminate the fundamental principles that govern the neuroinflammatory phenomena in driving AD and brain aging (check our recent publications Immunity 55, 879 (2022); J. Clin. Invest. 130:1912 (2020); Front Neurosci 14:577744 (2020)).
Establishing a brand-new presence at UTHealth, we are seeking an enthusiastic candidate to join our spirited group. The focus of the immediate project is to characterize the molecular responses by glial cells to tauopathy and stress in vitro and in vivo, with an aim to illuminate the key pathways and factors involved in neuroinflammation and eventual degeneration.
Motivated candidates with in-depth training and knowledge in neuroscience, immunology, and/or molecular biology are encouraged to apply. Previous experience with biochemistry, confocal microscopy, and/or in vivo disease modeling is a plus.
Please send a current resume/CV, a cover letter and contact information of three references by email to wei.cao@uth.tmc.edu
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A federally funded, fully supported postdoc position is immediately available in the Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Perioperative Medicine, at the McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
The Poulsen laboratory is interested in studying the inflammatory mechanisms that lead to tissue injury in Alcohol-associate liver disease (ALD). ALD is now a leading indication for liver transplantation and the rate of ALD continues to increase with few advances in therapies for the past 4 decades. Our laboratory has established that the pleiotropic cytokine/chemokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pivotal controller of hepatic inflammation, steatosis and cellular stress in ALD. Our current studies are focused on the array of MIF receptors and the cell-specific contributions of MIF to ethanol-induced liver injury. We are seeking a talented and highly motivated postdoc fellow to join our lab. Ongoing studies will involve an integrated approach with access to clinically relevant samples from patients with ALD, in vivo models of ethanol feeding in rodents and mechanistic studies in vitro.
Please send a current resume/CV, a cover letter and contact information of three references to:
Dr. Kyle Poulsen, 6431 Fannin St., University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Department of Anesthesiology, Houston, TX 77030
Or email to kyle.l.poulsen@uth.tmc.edu
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Two federally-funded, full-time postdoctoral fellow positions are immediately available in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA.
The major research interests of our lab (https://med.uth.edu/bmb/faculty/zheng-chen-phd/ ) include circadian rhythms, metabolic aging and neurodegenerative diseases. In one major area of research, we previously identified clock-modulating compounds and demonstrated a role of circadian enhancement against metabolic disease and aging (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012, 109:101; Cell Metab. 2016, 23:610; Nat Commun. 2019, 10:3923). Moving forward, we aim to deepen our investigation into the regulatory function of circadian rhythms (including sleep cycles) in aging and age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease. We will employ an integrative approach, combining molecular/cellular methodologies, mouse models, and unique pharmacological reagents. Circadian regulation in aging is an exciting new field, and success in these studies will have profound basic and translational impact.
Highly motivated candidates with a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree, preferably recently obtained, are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated publication record and solid background in one or more of the following areas, including molecular/cell biology, mouse models and/or neurodegenerative diseases. However, all candidates will be considered. Competitive salary/benefits in line with NIH standards will be offered based on qualification.
The successful applicant will be working in a highly active research department at McGovern Medical School located within the renowned Texas Medical Center (TMC). The city of Houston also offers a comfortable lifestyle and ample career opportunities. To apply, please email a cover letter, CV, and names and contact information of three referees to Prof. Jake Chen (zheng.chen.1@uth.tmc.edu).
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
Federally funded, full-time postdoctoral fellow positions are immediately available in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA. The major research interests of our lab include circadian rhythms and neurodegenerative diseases. In one major area of research, we previously identified core clock gene FBXL21 (Cell. 2013 Feb 28;152(5):1091-105. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.055. Cell Rep. 2020 Sep 15;32(11):108140. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108140). Moving forward, we aim to deepen our investigation into the regulatory function of circadian rhythms in oligodendrocyte and glia and clock-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease. We will employ an integrative approach, combining molecular/cellular methodologies, mouse models, cutting edge imaging techniques. Circadian regulation in glia and OL is an exciting new field, and success in these studies will have profound basic and translational impact.
Highly motivated candidates with a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree, preferably recently obtained, are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated publication record and solid background in neuroscience areas. Working experience with laboratory mice is desirable. The candidate should also be proficient with English, and have the personality and professionalism to work productively in a team setting. However, all candidates will be considered. Competitive salary/benefits in line with NIH standards will be offered based on qualification.
The successful applicant will be working in both UTH and collaborator’s lab at Baylor College of medicine closely located within TMC. The city of Houston also offers a comfortable lifestyle and ample career opportunities. To apply, please email a cover letter, CV, and names and contact information of three referees to Prof. Seung-Hee Yoo (seung-hee.yoo@uth.tmc.edu).
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
A postdoctoral fellow position is immediately available in McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas. We are looking for a highly motivated researcher with a with a strong background in cellular and molecular immunology, and previous hands-on experience with mouse models of immunological diseases to study the role of DHHC protein palmitoyl transferases in regulation of the immune system. The goal of our laboratory is to introduce a novel family of regulatory enzymes into the canonical T cell signaling pathway and identify the DHHC family of enzymes as a promising therapeutic target in diseases associated with altered immune system homeostasis.
• PhD or equivalent degree;
• Background in immunology;
• Prior experience with mouse models of immunological diseases;
• Knowledge of cellular and molecular biology techniques, proficiency in basic immunology techniques.
Please send a cover letter, CV and contact information of three references to Askar Akimzhanov, PhD (Askar.M.Akimzhanov@uth.tmc.edu).
(Please use the subject line “Postdoc in Akimzhanov Lab” in your email.)
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
A postdoctoral position newly funded by NIH is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Lei Zheng, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School. The fellow will study the structure of a membrane phosphatase protein acting as a novel bacterial metabolic pacemaker. The project involves X-ray crystallography, single-particle cryo-electron microscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy.
The ideal candidate should have a recent Ph.D. in structural biology and biochemistry with demonstrated experience in protein expression, purification and characterization. Experience with membrane protein will be a great asset. Candidates with a strong background of microbiology who are interested in structural biology are also welcome to apply.
The laboratory is located in Texas Medical Center, the largest campus for medical research in the world, which provides outstanding environments and opportunities for academic development. Houston is a highly culture-diversified city with affordable living costs. Salary will be based on NIH standard and individual experience.
Applicants should send their CV and the names of three references to Dr. Lei Zheng (lei.zheng@uth.tmc.edu).
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
UTHealth BRAINS research lab is looking for a postdoctoral fellow or research scientist to join a dynamic research team focused on the function of the blood-brain barrier in both normal brains as well as models of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and neurodegenerative lysosomal storage.
Current projects are developed around intravital two-photon microscopy imaging of cerebrovasculature in brain aging and neurodegeneration. Future work includes the integration of vascular mechanosensing and neuroimmunology with cytokine/chemokine stimulations in aging and disease progression.
This position is an NIH Research grant funded position. The laboratory is fully equipped with a custom-build two-photon laser-scanning microscope with imaging and stimulation laser lines and primary cell culture equipment. The lab is a part of the UTHealth BRAINS research laboratories and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience. These entities form a vibrant research community.
Applicants should have experience in quantitative optical methods in vivo and in vitro, contemporary molecular/biochemical analyses, neuroimmunology and/or behavioral neuroscience.
Self-motivated and independent applicants are encouraged to apply for the position and after an initial application are expected to include 3 letters of reference. Salary and stipends are commensurable with experience and granting standards in UTHealth. The position is available immediately.
All application materials should be sent electronically to:
Aki Urayama, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
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A postdoctoral research fellow position in biostatistics is available to study advanced methods in design and analysis of clinical trials, high-throughput omics data, and machine learning techniques at the Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine (CCREBM) in the McGovern Medical School. The mission of the CCREBM is to advance research methods in all areas of clinical research. Faculty at the center have a strong focus on Bayesian clinical trials, longitudinal and multilevel modeling, and machine learning techniques.
• PhD in Biostatistics or related discipline
• Strong statistical programming skills in R
• Proficiency in programming and data analysis
• Research interest in healthcare
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Commitment to working collaboratively with clinicians and biomedical researchers
• Ability to work independently
• Experience with clinical data
• Experience with machine learning applications
• Python programming skills
Candidates should send a cover letter describing their qualifications and research interests along with their curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references to: Claudia Pedroza, Ph.D., email: Claudia.Pedroza@uth.tmc.edu
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
A position is available for postdoctoral research in the Kolonin laboratory. https://gsbs.uth.edu/directory/profile?id=b816c8de-c9b0-40f0-873c-42fa69db82e9
Applicants will have a choice of projects related to metabolic dysfunction associated with obesity, aging, and cancer. Research will involve developing and testing new experimental therapeutics in mouse and cell models of type-2 diabetes, muscle degeneration, fibrosis, and tumorigenesis. There are opportunities to participate in clinical studies.
A PhD in physiology, cell / molecular biology, biochemistry, or a relevant field. Preference will be given to applicants with solid experience in molecular cloning, cell culture, biochemistry, and flow cytometry, as well as mouse models of disease. The candidate should be highly motivated, able to work independently, and demonstrate excellent communication and writing skills.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Mikhail Kolonin directly at mikhail.g.kolonin@uth.tmc.edu. In the email, please attach your CV, and a cover letter briefly describing your accomplishments and research interests and how those are a good fit for the position. In addition, include contact information for 3 references. Please use subject title “Postdoc Application”.
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
A fully supported postdoc position is immediately available in the Department of Surgery, Center for Translational Injury Research, at the McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Research Summary:
Dr. Cardenas’ lab is focused on hemostasis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, with a particular emphasis on hemostatic and vascular dysregulation in response to hemorrhagic shock. The specific goal of this position is to elucidate mechanisms by which the serine protease inhibitor antithrombin III (ATIII) regulates endothelial inflammatory responses and permeability following hemorrhagic shock, and how ATIII could potentially be used therapeutically to mitigate diffuse vascular dysfunction. Approaches in this lab are highly translational and utilize in vitro and in vivo models. In addition, the Cardenas lab collaborates closely with clinical colleagues to obtain human patient samples. We also collaborate with other departments, in particular, to study hemostatic and endothelial changes that affect hemorrhagic lesion expansion following traumatic brain injury. The fellow would have freedom to steer their project independently and develop new projects both within the lab and in collaboration with other labs/departments. The fellow will also receive mentorship from the PI and other senior members of the department and assistance with career development.
Requirements:
Applicants must have a Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., or equivalent with a strong background in hemostasis, thrombosis, and/or vascular biology. The ideal candidate would be highly motivated, able to design and execute experiments, and willing to work both independently and in a team environment.
To apply, please submit your CV, a letter of interest, and the names and contact information of three references to Jessica.C.Cardenas@uth.tmc.edu.
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
Fellowship: NIGMS T32 Trauma Research Fellowship
Length: 2 Years
Total number of positions: 4 (1-3 available/year)
Program Director: Charles S. Cox, Jr., MD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is currently seeking postdoctoral candidates for a National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)-funded T32 research fellowship in the following research areas: traumatic brain injury, resuscitation (including hemorrhagic shock), and organ injury and/or dysfunction. These are two year fellowships devoted to clinical or translational research. UTHealth and its primary clinical site, Memorial Hermann Hospital, are located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, the largest incorporated medical center in the world. UTHealth’s Trauma Research Training Program was created in 1988, and over the last 25 years, multidisciplinary faculty have successfully mentored residents and postdocs to become competitive, productive, and independent clinical researchers.
The goal of this comprehensive program is to provide mentorship as well as didactic and practical training in clinical and translational research, resulting in significant contributions to the care of traumatically-injured patients and future academic independence. Upon the completion of the fellowship, fellows will be able to 1) formulate focused research questions and develop appropriate protocols to answer those questions; 2) analyze the resulting data and draw appropriate conclusions from these data; 3) collaborate with other scientists in a multidisciplinary setting; and 4) organize both oral and written presentations of research results, defend conclusions, and translate them to the care of the traumatically-injured patient. Fellows will participate in didactic coursework, including courses in clinical trial design, scientific writing, epidemiology, biostatistics, ethics and career development and have the opportunity to complete a Master of Science in Clinical Research. T32 fellows will be directly advised by a primary faculty mentor at UTHealth.
UTHealth provides equal employment opportunities, is committed to recruiting a talented and diverse workforce, and encourages applications from under-represented ethnic minorities and veterans. Applicants must have an MD or PhD and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Interested applicants should send a current CV, a one page statement of research interests, a half page statement of career goals and three letters of reference to heidi.draehn@uth.tmc.edu. Starting dates can be any time after July 1, 2022.
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
The Children’s Learning Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to work in the Dan L Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic. The Institute is seeking applications from candidates from doctoral clinical, counseling, or school psychology programs who will complete their clinical internship by September 1, 2022. The Dan L. Duncan Children’s Neurodevelopmental Clinic receives referrals from schools, physicians, and treatment professionals from the community to evaluate children with suspected neurodevelopmental conditions including learning differences, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, language disorders, as well as neurological conditions (e.g., seizure disorders, traumatic brain injury), and psychological health concerns. Candidates must have expertise in evidence-based assessment of children, adolescents, and young adults with neurodevelopmental conditions. Primary responsibilities will include providing comprehensive clinical assessments and developing educational and intervention programs for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders within an interdisciplinary clinic setting. Successful applicants will have experience implementing cognitive behavioral interventions, a working knowledge of a range of assessment procedures, and possess excellent writing and communication skills.
The Children’s Learning Institute is uniquely comprised of faculty from a variety of disciplines who engage in applied scientific research, provision of clinical and educational services, and policy activities aimed at improving the quality of life of vulnerable children and their families. The candidate will have opportunities to participate in research in a range of clinical and educational areas. Submit curriculum vitae, statement of interest, and names of references to DuncanNeurodevelopmentalClinic@uth.tmc.edu.
Learn about the UTHealth Children's Learning Institute here: ChildrensLearningInstitute.org
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
A postdoctoral fellowship position is available to conduct research on the genetic basis of epilepsy and epilepsy-associated malformations. The ideal candidate will be an MD, PhD or MD,PhD graduate with a strong background or interest in neuroscience, epilepsy and genetics. The project will involve a multidisciplinary approach combining histology, genomics (NGS), bioinformatics, laser capture microdissection, immunohistochemistry and functional assays to the study of human samples from patients with epilepsy. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to integrate information from multiple platforms to gain insights into the pathophysiology and genomic alterations behind various epilepsy-associated lesions. The candidate will work primarily with human tissue and or fluid samples.
Experience with histology, molecular biology, electrophysiology and/or next generation sequencing techniques (e.g., bioinformatics, targeted NGS panels, RNA-Seq, WES) is desirable but not required. The candidate must be a self-starter, motivated, and enthusiastic scientist. It is anticipated that the individuals selected will take responsibility for designing and carrying out research projects, assembling results of research into manuscripts for publication, and participate in laboratory maintenance. Additionally, the individuals will participate in the preparation of grants for submission to funding agencies and in providing guidance and assistance to other student members of the laboratory.
The postdoctoral researcher will work under the guidance of Nitin Tandon, MD (Neurosurgeon, Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery and Director of Epilepsy Surgery Program) and Leomar Y. Ballester, MD,PhD (Molecular Neuropathologist and Co-director of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory). To apply for this position, send your CV with names/contact info of 3 references to Nitin.Tandon@uth.tmc.edu and Leomar.y.ballester@uth.tmc.edu.
Dr. Tandon Laboratory website:
https://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/tandon-lab/
Dr. Ballester Laboratory website:
Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and based on the prevailing wage of postdoctoral research trainees set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Full-scale state employee benefits will be provided in general. Houston is a dynamic world-class city that is alive with energy and rich in culture, history, diversity, sports, music and cuisine. Located in Texas Medical Center that is the biggest medical center worldwide, UTHSC Houston is an excellent academic environment and provides plentiful opportunities for career development.
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
A position is available for postdoctoral research in the Kolonin laboratory.
https://gsbs.uth.edu/directory/profile?id=b816c8de-c9b0-40f0-873c-42fa69db82e9
Applicants will have a choice of the following projects:
Qualified candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Mikhail Kolonin directly at mikhail.g.kolonin@uth.tmc.edu. In the email, please attach your CV, and a cover letter briefly describing your accomplishments and research interests and how those are a good fit for the position. In addition, include contact information for 3 references. Please use subject title “Postdoc Application”.
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
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The University of Texas is an EO/AA employer. M/F/D/V. This is a security-sensitive position and thereby subject to Texas Education Code §51.215. A background check will be required for the final candidate.
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
A CPRIT-funded position is immediately available for a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Molecular Imaging. The project focuses on lymphatic delivery of cancer immunotherapies to tumor draining lymph nodes to provide robust anti-tumor immunity without causing immune related adverse events that currently limit effectiveness. A successful candidate would be deploying numerous techniques in orthotopic tumor models to track lymphatic delivery, evaluate tumor and immune cell response, and elucidate immune escape mechanisms. In addition, there are opportunities for a successful candidate to participate in clinical studies of lymphatic delivery systems.
A PhD in molecular biology, genetics, cancer biology, immunology, or other relevant field. Experience in animal models of cancer, flow cytometry, and molecular biology techniques are necessary and a desire to learn new imaging approaches. The candidate should be highly motivated, able to work independently, and demonstrate excellent communication and writing skills.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Eva Sevick directly at Eva.Sevick@uth.tmc.edu. In the email, please attach your CV, and a cover letter briefly describing your accomplishments and research interests and how those are a good fit for the position. In addition, include contact information for 3 references. Please use subject title “Postdoc Application”.
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Radbod Darabi, at the Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (CSCRM) in The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The NIH funded project is focused on basic and translational research using human pluripotent stem cells (ESCs/PSCs) cells, multi-lineage differentiation (skeletal muscle, cardiomyocyte and endothelial cells), gene correction using CRISPR system, disease modeling and in vivo mouse experiments.
The areas of laboratory's interests include developmental biology of mesodermal progenitors, stem cell biology and regenerative medicine in general. Studies are performed on genetically modified cells or mouse models, and involve cutting edge approaches, such as cell lineage tracing, gene editing and in vivo experiments.
Motivated PhD graduates and junior postdocs who look for a dynamic program on stem cell biology are encouraged to apply.
Please send your cover letter outlining your research interests, curriculum vitae and names (with e-mails) of 1-3 references to Dr. Darabi at Radbod.darabi@uth.tmc.edu
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
Supported by NIH/NCI and CPRIT, a position is available for a postdoctoral researcher to study the function and signaling mechanism of seven-transmembrane receptors in colorectal cancer and cancer stem cells. The successful candidate will also help lead the development and evaluation of unique antibody-drug conjugates to target cancer stem cell plasticity using cancer cell lines and patient-derived xenograft organoid models. The position is in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment in the Institute of Molecular Medicine (https://www.uth.edu/imm/) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
A Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology, cancer biology, experimental therapeutics, or a relevant field. Expertise in molecular cloning, cell culture, protein expression, western blot, and xenograft tumor models is essential. Experience with animal orthotopic models and organoid cultures is preferred, but not required. The candidate should be highly motivated, able to work independently, and demonstrate excellent communication and writing skills.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. Kendra Carmon directly at Kendra.S.Carmon@uth.tmc.edu. In the email, please attach your CV and a cover letter briefly describing your accomplishments and research interests and how those are a good fit for the position. In addition, include contact information for 3 references. Please use subject title “Postdoc Application”.
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A position at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is available for a Postdoctoral fellow in Statistical and Computational Genomics. The position will provide opportunities for a talented individual interested in working with large-scale genomic data in a collaborative research setting of international studies on cerebrovascular disease and dementia.
The postdoctoral position will be supported by NIH grants that seek to identify the genetic and epigenetic determinants of cerebrovascular disease and dementia. The project will focus on utilizing whole genome sequence and genome-wide genotype data and DNA methylation array data on large epidemiologic cohort samples to identify biomarkers influencing risk of disease. As part of the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium, we are performing integrative analysis of functional omics data, whole genome sequence, and clinical data in population-based cohorts.
The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for: (1) computational analyses of whole-genome/exome sequencing datasets and genome-wide SNP array; (2) computational analyses of DNA methylation array data and their integration with genetic data, with the aim to identify novel mechanisms in neurological diseases. (3) Integrative analyses of omics data. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead several projects within the lab and develop active collaborations with other labs and universities in the US and Europe.
The candidate should have completed a PhD in Statistical Genetics, Computational Biology, Population Genetics/Genomics, Computer Science, or a related discipline, and have experience in the field of complex disease research. The ideal candidate would have expertise in genetics and statistical methods for genome data analysis. Experience with large-scale biological datasets, next-generation sequencing and epigenetic data is advantageous. Strong programming skills in the R language on a Linux environment is required. The position requires excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work, both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Interested applicants should forward a CV and a statement of qualifications and research interests for this position, as well as the names and contact information for three professional references to:
Myriam Fornage, PhD
Professor of Molecular Medicine and Human Genetics
Laurence and Johanna Favrot Distinguished Professor
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Summary: Postdoc position in the world’s largest medical center, studying and targeting novel regulators for cancer metastasis, cellular plasticity and drug resistance.
A postdoc position to study novel molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and to discover novel therapeutic antibodies or kinase inhibitors are available in Dr. Wenliang Li’s lab at the Texas Therapeutics Institute (https://www.uth.edu/imm/centers/texas-therapeutics-institute.htm) in University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Metastasis is responsible for over 90% of cancer death but its mechanisms are still poorly understood and current treatments are largely unsuccessful for metastatic tumors. Research in Dr. Li’s lab is to study novel regulators of cancer metastasis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and drug resistance, through a unique combination of RNAi/cDNA screens, molecular and cell biology, cancer genomics, epigenomics, tumor immune-microenvironment analysis, mouse genetic and xenograft models, and patient specimens.
The goals of our works are to gain new knowledge of cancer progression, identify novel cancer drug targets and develop better therapeutics, including new kinase inhibitors and antibody-based therapies, such as mAb, ADC, bi-specific Ab and CART. Please follow this link (https://www.uth.edu/imm/faculty/profile?id=65561b0d-bdf2-4dee-8c30-c8123d01e823) to learn more about our research programs and publications.
Qualified candidates should have a doctoral degree, strong background and good first-authored publications in cancer biology, molecular cell biology, or signal transduction. Prior experience in mouse models is desirable but not required. The postdoc fellows are expected to have strong work ethic, critical thinking abilities, excellent organization and communication skills.
You can expect the PI to have a sincere interest in your work and support you at every stage of your career. We will help you realize your potential, do meaningful and fun science with the team, and develop a vision as an independent scientist.
For those interested, please email a CV, contact information of three references, and a cover letter describing past achievements and research interests to Dr. Wenliang Li at: wenliang.li@uth.tmc.edu. Applicants for other types of positions, such as technicians and research scientists, will also be considered.
Salaries of postdoctoral fellows will follow NIH and university guidelines, with a minimum of $54,835 annually. The Institute is located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center, in the 4th largest US city with a relatively low living cost.
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NIH-funded post-doctoral position is available to study the transcriptional regulation of skeletal muscle homeostasis in exercise, diabetes and diabetic complication of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). For this project, we will use molecular targeting in in vitro cellular systems (e.g. muscle and endothelial cells), high-throughput transcriptional analysis, genetically targeted mouse models, and skeletal muscle disease models (e.g. diet-induced obesity, PAD hindlimb ischemia) to understand the role of orphan nuclear receptors and their co-regulators in skeletal muscle homeostasis.
Information on our research program can be obtained at: https://www.uth.edu/imm/faculty/profile?id=7db27eb9-5758-4584-877f-adaa60dbbecb
This position has the following requirements :
Interested candidates meeting the above requirement should apply by email (Vihang.a.narkar@uth.tmc.edu) to Vihang Narkar, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Hamman Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Cardiovascular Research, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston, TX, 77030. Please include a cover letter briefly describing research interest and future goals, detailed CV, and contact information for 3 referees.
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in proteomics in the Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Ph.D. or equivalent in a related scientific field is required. The lab’s research centers on development and application of proteomics and other molecular techniques to study cancer, neurodegeneration and other diseases.
The focus of the immediate project is to elucidate the molecular interplays of how gut microbiome is implicated in the development of ulcerative colitis associated colorectal cancer and identify the key functional networks and factors involved, using a combined approach of proteomics, metaproteomics, metabolomics and systems biology.
We are seeking candidates who are highly motivated, science-driven, collaborative, and have excellent writing and verbal communication skills to join our research team. An ideal candidate will have a strong background in proteomics, and possess hands-on experience in HPLC and mass spectrometry. Previous experience with metabolomics, bioinformatics, functional genomics, molecular biology, cell culture and biological assays will be considered as additional advantages.
To apply, please email CV, contact information for three references, and a statement of research experience and goals to: proteomics@uth.tmc.edu
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in proteomics in the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). PhD or equivalent in a related scientific field is required. The lab’s research centers on development and application of mass spectrometry-based proteomics and other molecular techniques to study cancer, neurodegeneration and other diseases.
As a postdoctoral fellow, you will work with a collaborative and cross functional team of scientists from the university and other institutions. You will have a unique opportunity to develop innovative proteomic approaches to study molecular mechanisms underlying key protein networks and factors implicated in pancreatic cancer and other diseases using a combined approach of proteomics and systems biology, while being a key contributor to advancing research projects supported by NIH and CPRIT.
The salary will be based on the NIH postdoctoral salary guideline.
PhD or equivalent in a related scientific field is required
We are seeking candidates who are highly motivated, science-driven, collaborative, and have excellent writing and verbal communication skills to join our research team. An ideal candidate will have a strong background in proteomics, and possess hands-on experience in HPLC and mass spectrometry. Previous experience with metabolomics, bioinformatics, functional genomics, molecular biology, cell culture and biological assays will be considered as additional advantages.
To apply, please email CV, contact information for three references, and a statement of research experience and goals to: proteomics@uth.tmc.edu
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An open position for a postdoctoral fellow in human molecular genetics/genomics field is available on a NIH-funded project in the laboratory of Ashish Kapoor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Our lab focuses on understanding the role of variable gene expression driven by non-coding cis-regulatory sequence variation in human disease/trait risk, with its application to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying genome-wide association studies (GWAS) loci. We utilize a wide array of genetic, biochemical, cellular, functional genomic, epigenomic and computational approaches to identify the molecular components and the structure of the regulatory apparatus underlying gene expression variation in humans, and thus capable of explaining observed GWAS signals. For more information, please visit: https://www.uth.edu/imm/faculty/profile?id=19e3224f-26cc-4a97-8735-27a359e81c9c
We are seeking a talented and highly motivated individual with a Ph.D. in human genetics, genomics, or other relevant fields to join the lab. The candidate must demonstrate scientific productivity, rigor and creativity with a strong publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and demonstrate the initiative and the capacity to conduct independent research. Excellent communication and organizational skills are required. The successful candidate will be leading projects on functional characterization of GWAS signals to understand the molecular basis of observed genetic associations.
Experiments involved in these projects are diverse and include, but not limited to, massively-parallel reporter assays in cell lines, transient enhancer assays in zebrafish embryos, identification of enhancer-TF interactions, target gene identification using eQTL mapping, CRISPR-based genome-editing and gene activation/repression in model systems including human induced-pluripotent stem cells derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs), in addition to transcriptomic and epigenomic profiling of cell types/tissues. Experience with animal (rodents and zebrafish) and cellular (iPSCs) models, and gene delivery systems (lentiviral and AAV) are preferred, and experience with computational/statistical methods in genomics will be a plus.
Salary and benefits will follow National Institutes of Health and UTHealth guidelines. UTHealth offers limited housing opportunities for postdoctoral fellows and a large number of benefits. The Kapoor lab is located in the Center for Human Genetics at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth. UTHealth is one of the several institutions located at the world-renowned Texas Medical Center. The vast resources within UTHealth and other institutions at the Texas Medical Center make it an ideal place to facilitate the success of projects and provide avenues for collaborations with other laboratories.
Applicants should submit their CV, along with a letter outlining their interests and contact information of three references to ashish.kapoor@uth.tmc.edu with “Human Genetics/Genomics Postdoc” in the subject line.
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Supported by NIGMS MIRA, DoD CDMRP, NIAID R21, and endowment funds, three postdoctoral researcher positions are available in Dr. Xin Ge’s Laboratory to study protease inhibitory monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for therapeutics development (PNAS 2016,113:14970; PNAS 2019,116:16314). The successful candidates will utilize novel protein engineering approaches for the discovery, characterization, and optimization of mAbs specifically inhibiting proteases of medical importance for the treatments of indications such as cancer, obesity, snake envenomation, and diabetic neuropathy. For more information on Dr. Ge’s research, please visit:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/xin.ge.1/bibliography/public/
Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine is a translational research institute that focuses on studying and preventing diseases at the genetic, cellular and molecular levels. As one of eight research centers within the IMM, the Texas Therapeutics Institute particularly encourages drug discovery. The Ge Lab, newly relocated from UC Riverside in summer 2021, aims to develop enabling technologies for facile discovery and engineering of bio-pharmaceuticals, such as inhibitory and neutralizing antibodies and therapeutic enzymes, which are important but challenging for current technologies. The successful candidates will have extensive opportunities for multiple collaborations with scientists at UTHealth and worldwide working in diverse areas of biology and drug discovery.
Applicants should have recently received (or expect soon) a Ph.D. in biochemistry, molecular biology, biochemical engineering or related disciplines. Highly motivated candidates with strong background and experience in protein science and engineering are encouraged to apply. Good publication record and prior experience in protein engineering techniques (e.g. library construction, phage display, FACS) are highly desirable. Qualified individuals should possess the ability to design experiments, interpret and track results, and utilize this information to enable hypothesis generation. Good written and oral communication skills and the ability to work well in a collaborative environment are also required.
Please send a single PDF file including a personal statement, a full CV, contact information of references to: Prof. Xin Ge at xin.ge@uth.tmc.edu. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Positions will remain open until filled.
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A CPRIT-funded position is immediately available for a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Molecular Imaging. The project focuses on the development and integration of 3D computer vision technologies into near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic imaging systems for clinical assessment of lymphatic disease in cancer survivors. The successful applicant will develop algorithms to calibrate and map 2D fluorescence images into 3D space and interact with clinicians to assess features relevant to clinical care.
Doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics or related field.
Experience with computer vision and image analysis with excellent programming experience (Python preferred) including use of scientific libraries such as OpenCV.
Familiarity with photogrammetry and/or SLAM is preferred and familiarity with MATLAB and LabVIEW would be advantageous.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to contact Dr. John Rasmussen directly at John.Rasmussen@uth.tmc.edu. In the email, please attach your CV, and a cover letter briefly describing your accomplishments and research interests and how those are a good fit for the position. In addition, include contact information for 3 references. Please use subject title “Postdoc Application”.
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Laboratory of Dr. Carmen Dessauer is looking for a creative and talented Postdoctoral Fellow to join a dynamic, innovative research team within a highly interactive department. The Dessauer lab focuses on spatial and temporal aspects of cyclic AMP signaling as they relate to cardiac physiological function and disease. Dysregulation of cAMP compartmentation plays a key role in the development and progression of many disease states, included various cardiovascular diseases. Funded projects center on characterization of novel macromolecular scaffolds that organize protein complex formation to regulate cAMP production downstream signal transduction and the coordination of crosstalk between other signaling pathways. We employ multiple approaches in our research including biochemical, molecular, proximity-dependent biotin identification and bioinformatics, and imaging techniques using FLIM-FRET, BiFC, and calcium imaging.
Applicants with a Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. or equivalent from diverse backgrounds, including cell signaling, biochemistry, microscopy, pharmacology, and/or cardiac physiology, are encouraged to apply. The candidate must be able to work independently, design experimental protocols, analyze data, write up protocols and manuscripts, and take the lead in defining the direction of a given project. One should also have a good comprehension of the English language, the ability to work and collaborate with others, as well as a high motivation level. Positions are aimed to provide excellent mentorship, training, and opportunities to present your research at international meetings.
Interested individuals should send their resume to: Dr. Carmen Dessauer, 6431 Fannin, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030; or e-mail to: carmen.w.dessauer@uth.tmc.edu. For more information about the laboratory see http://www.dessauer-lab.com/ .
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A position is available for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to study “mutant p53 and related oncogenic signaling in familial cancer syndromes as well as sporadic cancer diseases with cell or mouse models.” The candidate must have extensive experience in “Cell culture/ stem cell culture, molecular biology techniques, basic knowledge and experience in analyzing the next generation sequencing datasets. Candidate with mouse model experiences is preferred.” The candidate must be able to work independently and capable of designing experimental protocols, analyzing data, write up protocols and manuscripts, and lead out in the defining the direction of given investigations. The individual must have a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) and work experience in a laboratory setting.
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Interested individuals should send their resume to: Dr. Ruiying Zhao, 6431 Fannin, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030; or e-mail to: Ruiying.Zhao@uth.tmc.edu. Applicants should include a cover letter describing their background and research interest, CV, and the contact information for three references.
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A position is available for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to study regulatory mechanisms of lysosomal degradation in neurodegenerative disease. The candidate must have extensive experience in animal handling, cell culture, western blotting, immunocytochemistry, fluorescence imaging, molecular biology techniques, and excellent oral communication and writing skills. Research experience on autophagy, organelles, calcium signaling, and/or ion channels is preferred. The candidate must be able to work independently and capable of designing experimental protocols, analyzing data, writing up protocols and research manuscripts, and taking the lead in defining the direction of given investigations. The individual must have a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) and work experience in a laboratory setting.
Interested individuals should send their resume to: Dr. Michael Zhu, 6431 Fannin, MSB 4.128, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030; or e-mail to: michael.x.zhu@uth.tmc.edu. Applicants should include a cover letter describing their background and research interest, CV, and the contact information for three references.
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Postdoctoral research fellowships are available in the research program lead by Dianna M. Milewicz, MD, PhD in the Division of Medical Genetics at McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston (UTHealth). Research is focused on identifying causative genes for vascular diseases and rigorously address the mechanistic link between the mutant gene and the resulting vascular disease, using cell cultures, iPSCs, and mouse model systems. Vascular diseases include aortic dissections, thoracic aortic aneurysms, early onset coronary artery disease, and large artery cerebrovascular disease. The research environment is highly collaborative and productive, involving graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty members, senior scientists, genetic counselors, technicians, research nurses and coordinators. Candidates should be highly motivated for an independent career in biomedical research and expertise in one or more of the following areas: genetics, cell and molecular biology, iPSCs, and/or animal models of disease.
MD or PhD degree with a minimum of 1 year research experience
Be highly motivated for an independent career in biomedical research and expertise in one or more of the following areas: genetics, cell and molecular biology, iPSCs, and/or animal models of disease.
Please submit a cover letter with a brief description of research experience, CV and the names and contract information for three references to Jennifer.Thomas@uth.tmc.edu
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The postdoctoral scientist is available to study image and sensor data fusion for interventional structural cardiology at the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology and in liaison with Canon Medical Systems. Projects will center on developing techniques for sensor and image fusion, particularly with fluoroscopic, echocardiographic, and CT images. The candidate will work with deidentified patient imaging data and learn to use state-of-the-art radiographic systems and 2D/3D ultrasonic probes at the Stewart Cardiovascular Imaging and Therapeutic Innovation Laboratory to obtain new images of cardiovascular anatomy. The postdoctoral scientist will interact closely with structural heart interventionalists at the Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) at Memorial Hermann to directly learn about the impact of imaging technology on patient outcomes.
Other duties are as follows:
Ideally, the candidate will have a strong programming background (i.e. Python, LabVIEW, C/C++, etc.) and has experience with image processing and coregistration of 3D models developed from different imaging modalities. Knowledge of machine learning related to image fusion is a plus.
Send a cover letter and CV to Richard.W.Smalling@uth.tmc.edu and Siu.Chun.M.Ho@uth.tmc.edu.
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The John P. McGovern, M.D., Center for Humanities and Ethics at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston invites applicants for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship. This position will require the successful candidate to engage in and help carry out the work of the Center, while encouraging their development as a medical humanist and scholar.
The McGovern Center was established in September 2004 as an integral part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). While housed in McGovern Medical School, the Center works closely with all six professional schools of UTHealth schools of nursing, medicine, dentistry, public health, biomedical sciences, and biomedical informatics. Educationally, the Center addresses the dehumanizing forces in contemporary healthcare by studying and teaching forms of care and research that are ethically-sound, spiritually-informed, and culturally-sensitive. The Center's scholarship and research focus on contexts, experiences, power, meanings, ethics, and professional formation in medicine and healthcare using the methods of the humanities and the interpretive social sciences.
UTHealth is situated in the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center, and adjacent to safe, walkable neighborhoods like Rice Village (home of Rice University). Houston is the nation's fourth largest city, with ample intellectual, cultural, artistic, and gastronomic attractions.
The successful candidate should meet the following criteria:
The successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in McGovern Center activities. This will include 50% time supporting faculty members and existing programs, such as teaching in required and elective courses as well as helping faculty with research projects; and 50% in pursuit of their own research and scholarship either independently or in collaboration with others.
Please upload a single pdf document containing a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, writing sample, and contact information for three references. Link: https://go.uth.edu/postdoc2021
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Postdoctoral positions are available immediately in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to study the molecular mechanisms of mitosis and cytokinesis in an early branching microbial eukaryote, Trypanosoma brucei. This human pathogen employs novel regulatory proteins to control its cell division cycle, and the mechanisms underlying mitosis and cytokinesis in T. brucei are totally different from those of its human host (Wei et al., Nature Communications, 2014; Zhou et al., PNAS, 2016; Hu et al., PLOS Pathogens, 2017; An et al., Cell Reports, 2018; Zhou et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 2018; Zhou et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 2019; An et al., Science Signaling, 2021; Lee and Li, BMC Biology, 2021). For more information about our research, please visit http://mmg-li-lab.weebly.com/.
The positions are supported by NIH grants for multiple years, with a starting salary of US$53,760 per annual plus fringe benefit. The postdoctoral fellows should have extensive training in cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Prior experience in cell cycle regulation is preferred, but not required. Self-motivated and career-oriented recent Ph.D. graduates with strong background in biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter with brief description of research experience, a recent CV, and names and contact information of three referees to: Dr. Ziyin Li at Ziyin.Li@uth.tmc.edu.
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A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jayhun Lee in the Department of Microbiology and Genetics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. The Lee laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular basis of schistosome development and its role in immune evasion and host-parasite interaction. Schistosomes are parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a major parasitic disease that affects over 200 million people globally. Currently, there is a single available treatment, Praziquantel, which is effective in killing mature schistosomes, but is less effective towards immature schistosomes and does not prevent re-infection. Moreover, no vaccines are available and drug-resistant strains have been reported. Therefore, developing new approaches to target these parasites is urgently needed.
The major areas of interest of the Lee laboratory are: (1) to define the immune evasion mechanism that schistosomes employ through their esophageal gland, an anterior digestive organ essential for parasite survival and immune cell lysis (Lee et al., PNAS (2020)), (2) to discover developmental regulators and their function in production and maintenance of various schistosome cell types/tissues and their role in host-parasite interaction (Diaz Soria and Lee et al., Nat Commun (2020)), and (3) to develop novel in vitro culture platforms that better recapitulate the host microenvironment that can be used to dissect mechanisms of how schistosomes navigate and thrive inside the mammalian host.
We use Schistosoma mansoni as a model parasitic organism and employ molecular and functional genomic tools including (single cell) transcriptomics, in situ hybridization, RNA interference, and high-resolution microscopy. We use mouse as a mammalian host to introduce genetically perturbed parasites, to dissect the mechanisms of gene function in parasite development and host-parasite interaction. For more information, please visit Dr. Lee’s website: https://med.uth.edu/mmg/faculty/jayhun-lee-phd/.
Qualified applicants should have Ph.D. (currently or by December 2021) with experience in developmental biology, parasitology, immunology, genetics, biochemistry, or molecular biology. Experience working with rodents is preferred but not required. The applicant should be fluent in written and spoken English, have a strong history of scientific publication(s), have an excellent troubleshooting and organizational skills as well as oral communication and interpersonal skills.
Please send a single pdf document containing (1) a cover letter, (2) description of research experience and interests, (3) curriculum vitae, and (4) contact information for three references to jayhun.lee@uth.tmc.edu. Salary is commensurate with experience and will follow university guidelines. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.
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The National Cancer Institute-funded Cancer Control Fellowship at the UTHealth School of Public Health is a quality program with an established, 29 year track record for postdoctoral fellows with an academic interest in cancer prevention and control. Join a thriving interdisciplinary research environment with research and engagement opportunities in diverse populations and areas of Texas and a focus on underserved groups and the reduction of cancer-related health disparities.
Over 25 accomplished mentors from all public health disciplines with robust research portfolios. "The mentors are wonderful! They do a great job involving you in projects and connecting you with the resources you need to succeed." - Postdoctoral Fellow Ashley Hedrick, PhD
Join us at any one of our six campuses in Austin, Brownsville, El Paso, Dallas, San Antonio or Houston. Experience the diversity of Texas with the unique opportunities available in each region.
María E. Fernández, PhD
Bijal Balasubramanian MBBS, PhD
Patricia Dolan Mullen, DrPH, MLS
Sally Vernon PhD
Application Deadline: Sept 1, 2022
https://sph.uth.edu/research/opportunities/nci-fellowship/
E-mail questions to ncifellowships@uth.tmc.edu
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NIH-funded postdoctoral position is immediately available in the group of Dr. Yuri Dabaghian the Department of Neurology at McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas, Houston. We are looking for scientists with research interests at the intersection of mathematics, physics, and neuroscience, in the general area of emergent phenomena and representations, network dynamics, topological data analyses. Some projects aim to explain electrophysiological data patterns, some are theoretically motivated. Specifically, we are interested in circuit mechanisms of learning and memory and their involvement in neurological disorders, notably Alzheimer's Disease. Successful candidate will develop data-driven hippocampal neuronal network models explaining spatial learning dynamics, develop and creatively apply tools for the data analysis including novel methods of brain waves (EEG) analyses, Topological Data Analysis of spiking data, etc.
The Position requires strong background in quantitative disciplines (PhD and ongoing interest in computational or theoretical neuroscience, physics, mathematics, or related), plus willingness to do programming and to analyze experimental data. Previous experiences in data analyses are preferred but not required.
To apply, please send application materials including a detailed CV, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information of 3 references to Dr. Yuri Dabaghian at Yuri.A.Dabaghian@uth.tmc.edu. The position is available immediately, until filled. For Additional information and informal inquiries, please contact Dr. Dabaghian.
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Two NIH-funded postdoctoral fellow positions are available in the laboratory of Andrey Tsvetkov in the Department of Neurology, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston (UTHealth).
The laboratory carries basic and translational research, investigating molecular mechanisms of aging and age-associated neurodegenerative disorders. UTHealth is a part of the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the largest medical center in the world, which includes several leading biomedical research institutions, including MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and other institution recognized worldwide as for their advanced neuroscience programs.
The Tsvetkov lab is a part of the BRAINS Research Laboratory, funded by over a dozen of R01 grants, with expertise on stroke, aging, inflammation, sex-associated differences in neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s disease, and Huntington’s disease.
https://med.uth.edu/neurology/specialty-programs/brains-research-laboratory/
The first project focuses on molecular mechanisms of Huntington’s disease regulated by nuclear phospholipids using cultured primary neurons, mouse models, and novel imaging techniques.
The second project focuses on the molecular mechanisms of autophagy in human neurons.
Potential side projects include (1) regulation of neuronal chromatin structure by G-quadruplex DNA; (2) translational research in chemotherapy-associated brain damage.
We are seeking recent graduates with a Ph.D. in neuroscience, cell biology, molecular biology, or other relevant fields. Preference will be given to US citizens, permanent residents, and individuals currently located in the US. To apply, please send a CV and a cover letter describing your previous work and career goals, a putative starting date, and the contact information for three references to andrey.s.tsvetkov@uth.tmc.edu.
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A postdoctoral fellowship position is available at the BRAINS (Brain, Rejuvenation, Aging, Inflammation, Neurodegeneration, and Stroke) Research Laboratory, the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) at Houston. The BRAINS Research Laboratory is one of the biggest Neuroscience research groups worldwide that consists of total 13 well-established PIs, and we study molecular/genetic mechanisms underlying various CNS disorders, including Cerebrovascular diseases, BBB disruption, Alzheimer’s Disease, TBI, etc. This multidisciplinary research group provides tremendous training resources to postdoctoral fellows that aim at independent faculty level career development. This position will mainly focus on immune responses and sex differences in stroke. Multiple animal models will be employed in the study including middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), bone marrow chimera, and Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) model. Cutting-edge technologies such as RNAsep, CUT&RUN Chip-Seq, gene conditional knockout, lentivirus transfection, flow cytometry, etc., will be utilized.
The ideal candidate will be a recent PhD with a strong background of molecules/genetics, and/or immunology. To apply for this position, send your CV with names/contact info of 3 references to Dr. Fudong Liu (Fudong.Liu@uth.tmc.edu; fudong2007@gmail.com).
Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and based on the prevailing wage of postdoctoral research trainees set by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Full-scale state employee benefits will be provided in general. Houston is a dynamic world-class city that is alive with energy and rich in culture, history, diversity, sports, music and cuisine. Located in Texas Medical Center, UTHSC Houston is an excellent academic environment and provides plentiful opportunities for career development.
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A postdoctoral fellowship position is available at the BRAINS (Brain, Rejuvenation, Aging, Inflammation, Neurodegeneration, and Stroke) Research Laboratory, at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Houston. The BRAINS Research Laboratory is one of the biggest Neuroscience research groups worldwide that consists of thirteen well-established PIs, and we study molecular/genetic mechanisms underlying various CNS disorders, including Stroke, Atrial fibrillation, Cerebral amyloid angiopathy, Vascular dementia, BBB disruption, Alzheimer’s Disease, etc. This multidisciplinary research group provides tremendous training resources to postdoctoral fellows that aim at independent faculty level career development. This current position will focus on identifying sex differences in cardio-embolism (study of atrial fibrillation) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Experience in mouse handling, minor surgeries like subcutaneous implants, animal cognitive behavior testing, flow cytometry, ELISA is preferred. State of the art, brain 7T MRI imaging and RNA sequencing will be utilized in this project and part of the postdoctoral training.
The ideal candidate will be a recent PhD with a strong publication record and experience in above techniques. To apply for this position, send your CV with names/contact info of 3 references to Dr. Bharti Manwani, Bharti.Manwani@uth.tmc.edu.
Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and based on the prevailing wage of postdoctoral research trainees set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Full-scale state employee benefits will be provided in general. Houston is a dynamic world-class city that is alive with energy and rich in culture, history, diversity, sports, music and cuisine. Located in Texas Medical Center, UTHSC Houston is an excellent academic environment and provides plentiful opportunities for career development.
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Postdoctoral positions available for modeling neurodegenerative diseases using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)
A postdoctoral positions is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Claudio Soto (https://med.uth.edu/neurology/faculty/claudio-soto//) located in the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, TX. Salary and benefits will be in accordance with the NIH salary scale for the FY 2017 (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-131.html).
We study the molecular basis of degenerative diseases associated with misfolding and accumulation of proteins, particularly focusing in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's and prion-related disorders. We are interested in modeling these diseases in neurons and 3D cerebral organoids derived from patients’ own iPSCs. We are searching for motivated and ambitious postdoctoral fellow, who can work independently to extend our current research in this area. The candidate will have the opportunity to grow independently and get involved in other exciting projects, including developments of chimeric mouse models with human neurons, and glial cells; development of stem cell based therapies for degenerative disease and brain regeneration studies. Our lab has maintained funding to support an average of 25 members for the last 15 years. We strongly value creativity and courage to question existing knowledge. Collegiality and team spirit of the lab members provide an environment that promotes the sharing of ideas and expertise, which are values that we look for in a prospective postdoctoral candidate. Required qualifications: The ideal candidate should have a PhD degree in research directly related to stem cell technologies, including generation and characterization of iPSCs and differentiation into neuronal cells. Working experience with cerebral organoids is a plus, as well as experience in in vitro fertilization, blastocyst injection and production of chimeric mice.
Please submit applications to: Gloria Galvan at Gloria.Galvan@uth.tmc.edu
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The Chauhan Lab at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is seeking a postdoctoral fellow. The lab focuses on understanding the sex-specific mechanisms involved in ischemic stroke with the aim to facilitate sex-specific drug discovery. The ideal candidate will join a dynamic, fast-paced group, and study the role of endogenous signaling molecules including, immune cells, and non-immune cells in our translational stroke models.
Ph.D. or MD or the equivalent education, training, and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired. Some experience in surgery, and skills in bioinformatic analyses of large-scale/big data (RNA sequencing) would be an advantage.
Must have good computer skills, including good English language and writing skills
Please apply by email AND send a cover letter, personal statement, CV, and contact information of three references to Dr. Anjali Chauhan for consideration (anjali.chauhan@uth.tmc.edu).
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We are seeking a motivated Ph.D. graduate to join The Mitchell Center for Alzheimer’s disease and Related Brain Disorders in the Department of Neurology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Our research focuses on understanding the molecular basis of neurodegenerative diseases associated with misfolding and accumulation of proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's diseases. The candidate will work on the characterization of alpha-synuclein strains derived from patients with Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies. The study will use various cellular (differentiated neurons and glial cells derived from iPSCs) and animal models of Parkinson’s disease.
The ideal candidate with a PhD degree in basic science having work experience in differentiation and characterization of cells derived from iPSCs and animal models of Parkinson’s disease is highly encouraged.
Please send a current resume/curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three references to:
Mohammad Shahnawaz, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in Houston
6431 Fannin Street, MSE R456
Houston, Texas 77030
E-mail: Mohammad.Shahnawaz@uth.tmc.edu
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A postdoctoral fellow position is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Neal Waxham (https://sites.google.com/uth.edu/waxham-lab/home) to investigate how the lipid composition of mammalian membranes, in particular neuronal membranes, controls their physical and structural properties. We are particularly interested in how lipid composition controls the existence of ordered and disordered domains that lead to self-organization - physical properties underlying the "raft" hypothesis for membrane organization. This project is centered on the use of cryo-electron microscopy as an exciting new tool (Heberle et al., PNAS, 2020) to quantify the characteristics of synthetic membranes of known composition at the sub-nanometer level. Additionally, we compare unique signatures identified in known samples, to those imaged in native membranes of cellular organelles and intact neurons (Fischer et al., PloS Biology, 2018). This position is funded through a collaborative NIH grant with the labs of Dr. Fred Heberle at the Univ. of Tenn. and Dr. Ilya Levental at the Univ. of VA. The Waxham lab is fully equipped to prepare and image cryo-preserved samples using single-particle and tomographic approaches. The cryo-microscopes are a shared resource run through the Structural Biology Center at McGovern Medical School. The Waxham lab has broader interests in mechanisms governing neuronal communication and how those mechanisms are engaged during learning and memory and this novel work would integrate into on-going fluorescence and computational studies governing synaptic function. Understanding how the lipid composition controls signaling at the neuronal membrane (Tulodziecka et al., Mol. Biol.Cell, 2016) is a necessary step towards achieving this long-term goal.
The minimum degree for this position is a Ph.D. and experience in the biophysical/biochemical properties of membranes and/or cryo-electron microscopy techniques would be an advantage.
Candidates should have a foundation in quantitative sciences, ideally in the fields of biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology or related disciplines. Experience in computational sciences/programming and image processing would also be desirable.
Please send your CV, a one page statement of interest with a few sentences on how this project and laboratory meet your career goals, and contact information for 3 people who can provide letters of reference. This material should be sent to Dr. Waxham at m.n.waxham@uth.tmc.edu.
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The laboratory of Dr. Spiros Blackburn in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is seeking an enthusiastic postdoctoral fellow to perform basic and translational science in the field of cerebrovascular disease. The laboratory currently has several ongoing projects understanding and preventing delayed injury mechanisms following subarachnoid hemorrhage. Our research utilizes molecular biology, imaging (including in vivo two photon), and functional testing to examine SAH pathophysiology and develop novel therapies.
The major interests in the lab are: (1) to elucidate the roles of microthrombi and vasospasm in delayed cerebral ischemia post-SAH, (2) identify therapeutic targets within the signaling pathways involved in delayed cerebral ischemia, and (3) to investigate BBB permeability after in vitro ischemia and hemorrhage as well as mRNA expression changes. Projects rely on the use of molecular biology, cell culture, imaging, and in vivo mouse models of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Qualifications: Interested applicants should be highly qualified and have a Ph.D. degree with a strong background in neuroscience, and preferably cerebrovascular disease/stroke. Prior experience with Western blot, PCR, and immunohistochemistry is sought. Prior publication in internationally recognized journals is required and candidates should be fluent in spoken and written English.
Please send a brief description of research experience and interests, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references in a single PDF file to: uthealth.neurosurg.cvgroup@gmail.com
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This is an exciting opportunity in Dr. Kaur’s laboratory to explore cancer biology and drug development. This is a molecular biology translational research lab working on cancer drug development. The laboratory is well funded through federal and industry contracts. The goal of the overall research is to develop novel agents that exploit cancer and tumor microenvironment sensitivities to create unique agents that can treat cancer.
The candidate will work with a team of clinicians, bioinformatics and scientists to develop and test novel therapies for cancer. The candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, and will have access to cutting edge state of the art technology. The laboratory is in the heart of the Texas Medical center, the largest medical center in the world.
Past trainees from the Kaur laboratory are working as independent investigators at leading institutions like NIH, Ohio State University, University of Texas Health science Center, Hamamatsu University, Harvard Medical school, Japan etc. Several of our past trainees are also employed in pharmaceutical industries like Amgen, Invivo, etc.
Seeking highly qualified person who have a passion for science. First author manuscripts from graduate thesis work are preferred. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in molecular/cellular biology, immunology, or a related discipline with strong organizational, oral and written communication skills. Previous experience with in vitro and in vivo models, and some basic knowledge of bioinformatics, is highly desirable though not required. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with the NIH and the UTHealth guidelines.
To apply please send email with CV to: balveen.kaur@uth.tmc.edu
Plans, supervises, and directs research, investigation, or other technical operations in a highly collaborative environment. Provides technical expertise to facilitate the design, implementation, and analysis of procedures, techniques, and results, which enables investigators to conduct research projects.
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A postdoctoral position is available immediately to study the development and maintenance of blood-brain barrier (BBB) in the CNS endothelial cells in the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.
The blood-brain barrier protects the brain from circulating toxins and foreign bodies. Compromise in BBB integrity is reported in several neurological diseases including stroke, traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and neurodegenerative diseases. We have been using various epigenetic, molecular, transgenic and gene targeting approaches to study the BBB gene regulation in CNS endothelial cells and target this regulatory mechanism to restore BBB.
NIH scale salary and excellent work environment are offered. Self-motivated individuals with a Ph.D. degree in any area of biomedical sciences and especially those who are skilled in epigenetic, molecular biology and animal experience are encouraged to apply. Please send CV and names of three references to Peeyush.K.ThankamaniPandit@uth.tmc.edu.
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One Postdoctoral Fellow position is available in the Cerebrovascular Research Laboratory at the Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth
Cerebrovascular Research Lab (PI: Eunhee Kim): Our research is focused on understanding molecular mechanisms in stroke and brain arteriovenous malformation (bAVM). Our ultimate research goal is to translate the findings into novel therapeutic strategies for the patients.
Eunhee Kim, Phd Faculty Page: https://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/faculty/eunhee-kim-phd/
Laboratory of Eunhee Kim, PhD: https://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/laboratory-of-eunhee-kim-ph-d/
Stroke is one of the major causes of disability and death worldwide, however there are limited treatment options available for the stroke patients. Several risk factors such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes have been involved in the higher stroke incidence and poorer outcomes, but the underlying mechanism(s) of the negative impact is not clear. By incorporating the risk factors in animal models of stroke, we are particularly interested in investigating how post-stroke stress response is regulated in the comorbid conditions, and how it affects stroke-induced immune response and stroke outcomes including acute injury and long-term recovery.
Another line of research is focused on understanding the pathophysiology of brain arteriovenous malformation (bAVM). The bAVM is a critical risk factor for hemorrhagic stroke in young patients however, the etiology and pathology of bAVM are largely unknown. We are currently investigating the role of several molecular factors related to endothelial dysfunction, angiogenesis, and inflammation in bAVM pathophysiology. By modulating the factors in vivo and in vitro, the ongoing bAVM research includes generating a clinically-relevant bAVM animal models and defining the underlying mechanisms in bAVM formation and pathology, and investigating the subsequent impact of bAVM in cerebral hemorrhage. We recently found the role of KRAS mutation in bAVM development and published the data in Annals of Neurology (Park et al., 2021 Annals of Neurology, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33675084/).
We actively collaborate with clinicians by sharing the resources from human patients. Our translational approaches using animal models and collaborating with clinical teams will narrow the gap between the pre-clinical and clinical setting and facilitate our ultimate goal, the development of therapeutic strategies for patients.
Fellowship specifics: The postdoctoral fellow will participate in the technical and conceptual support of the projects. Briefly, the fellow will design and perform experiments including animal modeling, molecular works, and image analyses. The fellow will 1) search the study-related literature and information to support our projects and 2) contribute to reporting new findings from our research by writing and publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals, and 3) present in scientific conferences. The fellow will assist with developing collaborative projects within and outside of the lab throughout the basic and clinical parts. While the fellow is trained in methods and concepts of basic and clinical research, he/she will obtain mentorship and career development guidance to develop his/her future research career as an independent scientist.
Position Requirements: Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience or Biology (or Ph.D. candidate)
Salary Range: UTHealth Houston requires that Postdoctoral Research Fellow salaries meet the NIH/NRSA salary guidelines published for the fiscal year 2021 ($53,760 ~ $65,292). Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience. Full-scale state employee benefits will be provided in general.
To apply for this position: Please attach the application to Eunhee.Kim@uth.tmc.edu with a Curriculum Vitae and a brief description of your research interests.
Houston is a dynamic world-class city that is alive with energy and rich in culture, history, diversity, sports, music and cuisine. Located in Texas Medical Center that is the biggest medical center worldwide, UTHSC Houston is an excellent academic environment and provides plentiful opportunities for career development. UTHealth is an EOE/AA employer.
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A full-time postdoctoral fellowship position is available in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Our research is done in conjunction with the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Lab interests: cluster headache, migraine, neuropathic pain, circadian rhythms. We are interested in the relationship between fundamental circadian rhythms and specific pain disorders, such as cluster headache where patients have headaches at the same time every day. In one major area of research we have shown how the first-line cluster headache medication verapamil, a blood pressure medication, has circadian features in animal and cell models.
This research effort is a collaboration between a circadian PhD molecular biologist (Seung-Hee Yoo) and a neuroscience MD/PhD headache specialist (Mark Burish). Accepted candidates will work with both of these fully funded faculty members. By design the lab has access to animal and rodent transgenic models as well as human patient samples. We hope that this combination of exposures will provide a unique opportunity to develop a breadth of research skills.
Qualifications (these are preferred, however all candidates will be considered):
Highly motivated candidates with a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree, preferably recently obtained, are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated publication record and solid background in neuroscience areas. Working experience with laboratory mice is desirable. The candidate should also be proficient with English, and have the personality and professionalism to work productively in a team setting. However, all candidates will be considered. Competitive salary/benefits in line with NIH standards will be offered based on qualification.
The city of Houston also offers a comfortable lifestyle and ample career opportunities.
Please send a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references in a single PDF file to Dr. Mark Burish (mark.j.burish@uth.tmc.edu).
Dr. Yoo’s research page: https://gsbs.uth.edu/directory/profile?id=fe568602-cc53-412f-84c4-95fbc05f07bc
Dr. Burish’s research page: https://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/wec/
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A postdoctoral position is available to study how endothelial signaling regulates cerebrovascular integrity under pathophysiological conditions such as intracranial aneurysm formation, growth and rupture. Intracranial aneurysm is a cerebrovascular disorder mainly affecting the arterial integrity in the brain. The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm causes subarachnoid hemorrhage, the most devastating form of stroke, and is responsible for high morbidity and mortality in patients.
The candidate will benefit from a multi-disciplinary training experience in a highly collaborative environment. The main approaches used in our lab include, but are not limited to, human genetics, mouse and zebrafish models, signaling mechanisms in primary cell culture system, advanced imaging modalities such as micro-CT and MRI. We have long-term collaborations with clinicians and successfully identified several aneurysm genes from patient samples by genetic approaches. Our lab recently developed multiple new animal models for studying the pathophysiology of intracranial aneurysms. We applied the CRISPR-CAS9 technique to human endothelial cells for loss-of-function analyses in signaling pathways. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain the combined training in both in vivo aneurysm models and in vitro biochemical techniques such as, quantitative RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, carotid artery surgery, stereotaxic injection, minipump implantation, behavioral testing, among others.
Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and is characterized by its low cost of living in comparison to other major metropolitan areas. As the largest medical center in the world, the TMC has a robust scientific community that includes multiple institutions including Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Research Institute, Texas A&M IBT, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with whom we share a joint Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS).
Interested applicants should be highly motivated and have a Ph.D. degree with a research background preferably in mouse genetics and vascular research. Prior publication in internationally recognized journals is required. To apply for this position, please send a curriculum vitae and contact information for three references in a single pdf file to: Zhen.Xu@uth.tmc.edu.
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A postdoctoral fellow positions is available in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, to identify and study the genes that play causative roles in intracranial aneurysms with an emphasis on analyses in mice. The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm causes subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type of stroke that is responsible for >25% of years lost among all stroke victims under the age of 65.
Recently, we discovered the first gene whose mutation is implicated in intracranial aneurysm (both familial and sporadic cases) and have confirmed its contribution to pathogenesis using a mouse loss-of-function model. The major research interests in the lab are: (2) to elucidate the functions of identified aneurysm gene(s) using cell based and animal models; (2) to characterize additional novel aneurysm genes using both candidate and genome-wide techniques; (3) to translate these discoveries into potential new therapies. Projects rely upon in vitro methodologies, cell culture studies, high-throughput genomics, and in vivo functional analyses in genetically engineered mouse models and zebrafish.
Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and is characterized by its low cost of living in comparison to other major metropolitan areas. As the largest medical center in the world, the TMC has a robust scientific community that includes multiple institutions including Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Research Institute, Texas A&M IBT, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with whom we share a joint Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS).
Interested applicants should be highly motivated and have a Ph.D. degree with a strong background in molecular biology and preferably mouse genetics and cerebrovascular research. Prior publication in internationally recognized journals is required and candidates should possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
Please send a cover letter, a brief description of research experience and interests, a curriculum vitae and contact information for three references in a single pdf file to: UTHPostdocNeurosurgery@gmail.com.
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A postdoctoral fellowship position is available to conduct research in the field of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury. The ideal candidate will be an MD, PhD or MD, PhD graduate with a strong background or interest in neuroscience, stroke and neurocritical care. The project will involve a multidisciplinary approach combining: culturing of human and murine cell lines (endothelia, microglia, and neurons), transfection of cells with siRNA and shRNA, breeding of Cre-Loxp mice, handling and dissection of mice and collection of brain tissue for molecular and cellular assays, isolation and culturing of mouse primary brain endothelia cells, microglia, neurons, isolation and analysis of RNA from cells and tissues (real-time PCR, RNA-seq), confocal microscopy, western blot. Experience with molecular biology and/or next generation sequencing techniques (e.g., bioinformatics, targeted NGS panels, RNA-Seq, WES) is desirable but not required. The candidate must be a self-starter, motivated, and enthusiastic scientist. It is anticipated that the individuals selected will take responsibility for designing and carrying out research projects, assembling results of research into manuscripts for publications, and participate in laboratory maintenance. Additionally, the individuals will participate in the preparation of grants for submission to funding agencies and in providing guidance and assistance to other student members of the laboratory.
The postdoctoral researcher will work under the guidance of Dr. Xuefang Sophie Ren, MD, Phd. (Assistant professor, Department of Neurosurgery). To apply for this position, send your CV with names/contact info of 3 references to Xuefang.Ren@uth.tmc.edu
Dr. Ren Laboratory website:
https://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/laboratory-of-dr-xuefang-sophie-ren/
Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and based on the prevailing wage of postdoctoral research trainees set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Full-scale state employee benefits will be provided in general. Houston is a dynamic world-class city that is alive with energy and rich in culture, history, diversity, sports, music and cuisine. Located in Texas Medical Center that is the biggest medical center worldwide, UTHSC Houston is an excellent academic environment and provides plentiful opportunities for career development.
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The Pandit Lab in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to participate in NIH/NINDS-funded studies as part of an ongoing lab effort to uncover the mechanisms that control the formation, maintenance, and repair of the blood-brain barrier, incorporating genetic, biochemical, neuroanatomical, and behavioral approaches and transgenic mouse models.
The Postdoctoral Fellow will take the lead in conducting and coordinating a wide array of experiments and procedures, for example, ischemic stroke mouse model, ChIP-qPCR, isolation of endothelial cells from the brain, brain slice preparations coupled with, embryonic injections and neuropharmacology in the developing and mature brain, immunohistochemistry, Western blot analysis, and behavioral testing.
The Pandit Lab encourages each trainee to explore and develop his/her own research directions. UTHealth Houston offers outstanding collaborative research and learning environment. The PI is committed to mentoring postdoctoral fellows to achieve their professional and career aspirations.
Minimum requirements include (1) Ph.D. in neuroscience or related discipline, (2) working expertise in at least two of the above-mentioned experimental approaches, (3) strong motivation to learning new experimental approaches, (4) ability to function independently and as part of a research team, and (5) commitment toward achieving scientific and career goals. A start date in 2021 is preferred.
Please send a cover letter describing research experience, interests, and aspirations, CV, and contact information of 3 referees to Dr. Peeyush Pandit at Peeyush.k.thankamanipandit@uth.tmc.edu
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A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the lab of Dr. John Hagan at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) located within the Texas Medical Center (TMC). Our research is focused on elucidating the functions of a newly discovered form of posttranscriptional gene regulation mediated by 3’ RNA uridylation that plays critical roles in mammalian development and disease, including cancer. Uridylation is a form of epitranscriptomics where the non-templated addition of uridine(s) controls directly mRNA stability and microRNA biogenesis.
The major interests in the lab are: (1) to elucidate the functions of the TUTases including Zcchc11 that regulates the tumor suppressor let-7 microRNA family via the oncogene and reprogramming factor LIN28A; (2) to determine how 3’ RNA uridylation drives poor prognosis in breast cancer and gliomas, independent of the LIN28/let-7 pathway; (3) to translate these discoveries into potential new therapies. Projects rely upon biochemistry, cell culture studies, high-throughput genomics, and in vivo functional analyses in genetically engineered mouse models with an emphasis on breast cancer models.
Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and is characterized by its low cost of living in comparison to other major metropolitan areas. As the largest medical center in the world, the TMC has a robust scientific community that includes multiple institutions including Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Research Institute, Texas A&M IBT, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with whom we share a joint Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS).
Interested applicants should be highly motivated and have a Ph.D. degree with a strong background in molecular biology and mouse studies. Prior publication in internationally recognized journals is required and candidates should be fluent in spoken and written English.
Please send a cover letter that includes a brief description of research experience and interests, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references in a single pdf file to: UTHPostdocNeurosurgery@gmail.com.
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A post-doctoral fellow position is available to study biomarkers prognostic of chronic neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury. The position is in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
The laboratory focuses on biomarker discovery. This is a bi-directional translational laboratory where discoveries identified in human samples are later tested in animal models to determine causality and/or test potential therapeutics. Therapeutics effective in animal models will then be tested in human subjects. The fellow filling this position will work with human subjects, rodent models and perform laboratory studies.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline (e.g., neuroscience, immunology, molecular biology). Must be proficient in scientific writing and working with large datasets. Certifications for the Protection of Human Research Subjects, UTHealth’s Center for Laboratory Medicine Animal Care Training Courses, and enrollment in the UTHealth occupational health program will be required within the first weeks of employment.
1. A cover letter describing professional interests and goals
2. CV
3. Citation or sample of scholarly writing.
4. Names, titles and contact information of 3 professional references.
This position includes access to protected information and requires strict compliance with HIPAA security standards and other local and federal regulations.
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UTHealth Houston is located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the world’s largest medical center. UTHealth Houston in the TMC provides a unique environment to facilitate collaborations among labs with dynamic interactions between researchers and clinicians.
A new position in the field of bioengineering and translational research is available for a highly enthusiastic Postdoctoral Fellow to lead NIH-funded research to study human brain function using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We utilize a mixture of human experiments and computational modeling to enable detailed measurements of the physics and physiology of human brain function. We believe that fMRI provides an extremely informative window in brain function when interpreted as a quantitative metric of metabolic substrates rather than a rough correlate of neuronal electrical activity.
A candidate who wants to advance her/his career in Academia is highly desirable. The successful candidate expects to submit her/his own training grant within 4 years at the end of the postdoctoral training to advance her/his independent career.
Please email 1) a cover letter including their research interests, 2) a CV, and 3) a list of at least 3 references to Jung Hwan Kim, Ph.D. Jung.Hwan.Kim@uth.tmc.edu
The role requires various abilities to work independently and as part of various multidisciplinary teams. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. The successful candidate will work with various collaborative and innovative research teams consisting of scientists, engineers and clinicians in the fields of cognitive neuroscience, MR physics, neurology and neurosurgery. The lab currently collaborates with various teams in Siemens, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, University of Southern California and Max Planck Institute at Tubingen (Germany). The lab has immediate access to two top-of-the-line Siemens Prisma 3T scanners, as well as a Siemens Terra 7T scanner at Methodist Hospital (the first 7T human scanner in Texas). Computational work makes use of a local cluster of high-performance compute and file servers owned exclusively by our lab.
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A postdoctoral fellowship position is available to conduct research in the field of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury. The ideal candidate will be an MD, PhD or MD, PhD graduate with a strong background or interest in neuroscience, stroke and neurocritical care. The project will involve a multidisciplinary approach combining: culturing of human and murine cell lines (endothelia, microglia, and neurons), transfection of cells with siRNA and shRNA, breeding of Cre-Loxp mice, handling and dissection of mice and collection of brain tissue for molecular and cellular assays, isolation and culturing of mouse primary brain endothelia cells, microglia, neurons, isolation and analysis of RNA from cells and tissues (real-time PCR, RNA-seq), confocal microscopy, western blot. Experience with molecular biology and/or next generation sequencing techniques (e.g., bioinformatics, targeted NGS panels, RNA-Seq, WES) is desirable but not required. The candidate must be a self-starter, motivated, and enthusiastic scientist. It is anticipated that the individuals selected will take responsibility for designing and carrying out research projects, assembling results of research into manuscripts for publications, and participate in laboratory maintenance. Additionally, the individuals will participate in the preparation of grants for submission to funding agencies and in providing guidance and assistance to other student members of the laboratory.
The postdoctoral researcher will work under the guidance of Dr. Xuefang Sophie Ren, MD, Phd. (Assistant professor, Department of Neurosurgery). To apply for this position, send your CV with names/contact info of 3 references to Xuefang.Ren@uth.tmc.edu
Dr. Ren Laboratory website:
https://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/laboratory-of-dr-xuefang-sophie-ren/
Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience. Full-scale state employee benefits will be provided in general. Houston is a dynamic world-class city that is alive with energy and rich in culture, history, diversity, sports, music and cuisine. Located in Texas Medical Center that is the biggest medical center worldwide, UTHSC Houston is an excellent academic environment and provides plentiful opportunities for career development.
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Postdoctoral research positions are available in the Tandon Lab at The University of Texas in Houston (UTHealth; https://www.uth.edu/) as part of the newly formed Texas Institute for Restorative Neurotechnologies (TIRN; https://www.uth.edu/tirn/). The position is fully funded via a multi-year NIH (UH3) grant for the experimental trial of implantable neurostimulation devices in humans.
Applicants must have an interest in the neurobiology of epilepsy or epilepsy modulation using novel devices and stimulation parameters. Ideal candidates will be MD, PhD or MD/PhD graduates with a background or interest in neural time series analysis and the neuroscience of epilepsy or related diseases of the central nervous system. They must be able to independently code in any or all of the following: MATLAB, R or Python. Experience with electronic devices and an interest in engineering principles is desirable but not required.
The candidates must be self-starters, motivated, and enthusiastic scientists. It is anticipated that the individuals selected will take responsibility for carrying out research projects, assembling results of research into manuscripts for publication, and participate in laboratory maintenance. Additionally, the individuals will participate in the preparation of grants for submission to funding agencies and in providing guidance and assistance to other student members of the laboratory.
The postdoctoral researchers will work under the guidance of Nitin Tandon, MD (Neurosurgeon, Chair ad interim, Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Epilepsy Surgery Program at Memorial Hermann Hospital) in his lab that focuses on treating epilepsy and improving epilepsy patient outcomes.
To apply for this position, send your CV with names/contact information of three references to Nitin.Tandon@uth.tmc.edu and Eliana.Klier@uth.tmc.edu.
Dr. Tandon Laboratory website:
https://med.uth.edu/neurosurgery/tandon-lab/
Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and based on the prevailing wage of postdoctoral research trainees set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Full-scale state employee benefits will be provided in general. Houston is a dynamic world-class city that is alive with energy and rich in culture, history, diversity, sports, music and cuisine. Located in Texas Medical Center that is the biggest medical center worldwide, UTHSC Houston is an excellent academic environment and provides plentiful opportunities for career development.
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This Glia biology laboratory focuses on the studies related to brain arteriovenous malformation (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33675084/), hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Aging. Primarily, we are interested in the role of glia in the cross-talk between cells in the blood-brain barrier (BBB), blood immune cells, neurons. Using the cerebrovascular disease and neurological disease mouse model, we will investigate the molecular and genetic mechanisms, biomarkers, and immune system changes. In addition, we collaborate with research clinicians by sharing the resources from human patients. The translational approaches using animal models with risk factors and collaborating with clinical teams will narrow the gap between the pre-clinical and clinical setting and facilitate our ultimate goal, the development of therapeutic strategies for patients. We are also currently exploring the brain injury mechanisms against COVID-19 infection using human blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (the samples are biologically deactivated).
The postdoctoral fellow will participate in the technical and conceptual support of the projects. Briefly, the fellow will design and perform experiments including animal modeling, molecular works, and image analyses. The fellow will 1) search the study-related literature and information to support our projects and 2) contribute to reporting new findings from our research by writing and publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals, and 3) present in scientific conferences. The fellow will assist with developing collaborative projects within and outside of the lab throughout the basic and clinical parts. While the fellow is trained in methods and concepts of basic and clinical research, he/she will obtain mentorship and career development guidance to develop his/her future research career as an independent scientist.
Education level: PhD in Neuroscience field
Training: Laboratory and field research/experimentation in neuroscience
Applications should email to Eunsu.park@uth.tmc.edu with a curriculum vitae, two pages of brief research interests (Past, current, and future) and contact information for 3 references.
Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and based on the prevailing wage of postdoctoral research trainees set by the NIH. Full-scale state employee benefits will be provided in general. Houston is a dynamic world-class city that is alive with energy and rich in culture, history, diversity, sports, music and cuisine. Located in Texas Medical Center that is the biggest medical center worldwide, UTHSC Houston is an excellent academic environment and provides plentiful opportunities for career development. UTHealth is an EOE/AA employer.
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A postdoctoral fellow position is available to study the role of sensory augmentation on the lower limb biomechanics and balance in individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation.
Come, join, learn, and make an impact!
The Biomotion laboratories at the department of Orthopaedic Surgery focus on investigating the efficacy of state-of-the-art surgical, pharmaceutical, and rehabilitative treatments in improving bone and joint pathologies. We have the latest experimental biomechanics measurement systems, including biplane video x-ray, motion capture camera systems, instrumented treadmills, and stair systems. Also, our lab is actively collaborating with an advanced medical imaging group and has ongoing research on bone and joint health using novel MR sequences and CT.
Join us to do advanced clinical and basic science research in our advanced Biomotion and biomechanics research facilities. In our diverse environment, you will work closely with orthopedic surgeons, senior scientists, engineers, fellows, surgical residents, medical students, and more. An exceptional infrastructure we put together is for anyone keen on doing meaningful clinical and basic science biomechanics research to impact the well-being of our fellow human beings.
A qualified candidate will dedicate at least 50% of his time to our Transfemoral Amputee project. S(he) will take a lead on this project and will be actively working with our lab's research coordinator, research engineers, research assistants, and our collaborators at Rice University and TIRR Memorial Hermann to recruit, consent, and collect comprehensive biomotion data from transfemoral amputees. Using his expertise in biomotion, our PDF will then process the biomotion data, extract biomechanics outcomes, develop necessary computer programs, and process and prepare manuscripts and conference proceedings under the supervision of Dr. Zandiyeh. This individual will work closely with Dr. Zandiyeh on developing new ideas and submitting grant applications to funding organizations.
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The Department of Pediatric Surgery is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to participate in studies of neuroinflammation, white matter injury, pharmacologic therapy and stem cell biology in the context of pediatric and neonatal brain injury. Current NIH-funded projects are focused on the consequences of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage and therapeutic strategies to reduce inflammation and brain injury. Techniques employed include stereotactic injections, histology, biochemistry, neurobehavior assessment and primary CNS cell culture.
The fellow will have their own dedicated office space within the new SCRB3 building in the Texas Medical Center. Lab benches, surgical suites, microscopy and cell culture facilities are located on the same floor as the office space and are shared with members of the Pediatric Program in Regenerative Medicine with whom the postdoctoral fellow will collaborate.
The fellow is expected to develop their own independent projects and collaborate on group projects within the program. There will be access to many collaborators within the departments of Pediatric Surgery, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at the University of Texas and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Applicants should have experience with small animal surgery, molecular biology and cell culture. A PhD in Neuroscience or a related field is required.
Postdoctoral fellows at UTH receive benefits such as retirement programs as well as specific resources for postdoctoral fellows such as workshops in grant writing and manuscript production. Relocation funding is available. Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and is characterized by its low cost of living in comparison to other major metropolitan areas. It has a diverse culture, vibrant food and music scenes, and two international airports.
As the largest medical center in the world, the TMC has a robust scientific community that includes multiple institutions including Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Research Institute, Texas A&M IBT, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center with whom we share a joint Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS).
Please send a cover letter indicating current study and future research interests, curriculum vitae/resume and the names and email addresses of three references to:
Check us out: https://med.uth.edu/pediatricsurgery/
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The Speer lab is focused on developing novel regenerative medicine strategies for intestinal failure such as tissue-engineered intestine and cell-based therapies. We currently use hPSCs to generate human intestinal organoids (HIOs) for both in vitro and in vivo models to investigate the development of the enteric nervous system. Additionally, we are developing a cell-based therapy using hPSCs for enteric neuropathies. The Postdoc would be a part of a dynamic and stimulating research community within the Program in Children’s Regenerative Medicine. There are 9 faculty and 14 research team members in non-clinical laboratory research. Faculty have been awarded over $15 million as Principal Investigators. The program additionally includes two of our own state-of-the-art cGMP facilities.
The candidate must have a PhD, or MD/PhD degree. The candidate should have demonstrated a publication record and strong background in molecular biology, translational medicine, and/or regenerative medicine. Prior research experience should ideally include: stem cells (experience with hESCs or iPSCs is preferred), the enteric nervous system, neurogastroenterology, intestinal biology, gastroenterology, developmental biology, and/or tissue-engineering. Knowledge of the maintenance of hESCs/iPSCs, generation and characterization of iPSCs, and/or directed differentiation of hESCs/iPSCs into intestine or neural crest cells is a plus. The candidate should be motivated and able to conduct independent research. Excellent communication and organization skills are required.
UTHealth provides equal employment opportunities, is committed to recruiting a talented and diverse workforce, and encourages applications from under-represented ethnic minorities and veterans.
Interested applicants should email a current CV, NIH Biosketch, half page statement of research interests and career goals, and 3 references to Allison.L.Speer@uth.tmc.edu
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Closing Date: Open until filled.
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The Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) within the UTHealth Department of Pediatrics seeks a candidate who demonstrates interest in postdoctoral research training focused on developmental and academic outcomes of preschool and early elementary children with or at risk for disabilities. Candidates need interest and background in on or both of the offered training topics: (1) Early Interventions & Assessments, and/or (2) Scalable Professional Development (PD) for Educators of Young Children. Our training framework is focused on helping fellows understand the benefits of Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs) and develop skills to become valuable partners with practitioners through all stages of their research career. We believe future generations of education and child development researchers must be directly trained to value rigorous and relevant research within RPPs to produce scholarship that is relevant, scalable and addresses the most pressing needs of young children with or at risk for learning disabilities.
This Postdoctoral Research experience is a competitive training program funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Special Education Research (NCER) that will support a total of four fellows for two years each. Fellows will work with a primary mentor and a secondary mentor as well as team of educators, clinicians, and experts at CLI on aspects of education research design, partnerships, data collection, statistical analyses, dissemination through scholarly publications and presentations, and the development of grant applications. Planned training will occur within several strands that include required and optional activities. For example, one training strand will ensure fellows understand how to conduct rigorous research that meets the IES Standards for Excellence in Education Research and What Works Clearinghouse standards. Another training strand will ensure fellows enhance their professional skills by working within multidisciplinary teams at CLI as well as other researchers and educators focused on improving outcomes of young children with or at risk for disabilities.
We expect Postdoctoral Fellows will produce scholarly publications, participate in preparation of research grants, and conduct their own original research project within an active project. Much of Fellow’s training will occur through the leadership roles and management of aspects of an active grant at CLI to include the Fellow’s original research. Therefore, applicants’ cover letter should indicate how their interests align with one or more of the five active projects detailed below. The Fellow will be matched with one of three primary mentors at CLI - Susan Landry, Ph.D., Tricia Zucker, Ph.D., April Crawford, Ph.D. Fellows will also work with several secondary mentors, including Yoonkyung Oh, Ph.D., Michael Assel, Ph.D., and Cheryl Varghese, Ph.D.
This position is funded by the Pathways to the Education Science Research Training program, which was established by IES to develop a pipeline of talented education researchers who bring fresh ideas, approaches, and perspectives to addressing the issues and challenges faced by the nation's diverse students and schools. Should you wish to obtain more information regarding The Pathways Training Program and its mission, please refer to it’s website at https://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/program.asp?ProgID=95 for details.
The position is for two years and the salary will be $60,000 annually with benefits. Candidates will also receive a small stipend to cover research costs.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or Ed.D. in a relevant discipline (e.g., education, public policy, psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, curriculum instruction, and special education, economics, sociology, political science, public health or related fields).
Interested applicants should submit the following materials to CLI-directors@uth.tmc.edu:
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Aligned with NCSER’s Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special Education topic, these projects focus on early interventions for children with or at risk for disabilities.
Expansion of the CIRCLE Progress Monitoring (CPM) System. A measurement grant funded by the Brown Foundation and our SEA supports the development of reliable and valid screening assessments used for moving children ages 3-7 to higher tiers in Response to Intervention models. CLI has developed the CPM for grades pre-k and kindergarten and they are used to assess over 263,400 students per year. Past measurement work on the CPM involved collaboration between CLI and the Texas Education Agency and was funded by the U.S. Department of Education. This project is directed by Dr. Susan Landry and Co-Is include Drs. Assel leading item development and Dr. Montroy examining psychometric properties of the final item pool. The current focus is expansion of the language and literacy subtests of CPM to Grade 1. Our next steps are to add STEM measures to Grade 1 and seek funding for development of aligned pre-k to Grade 5 measures that are available at low cost. Fellows can participate in the continued expansion of this measure to: (a) include multiple progress monitoring timepoints, and (b) to more fully address appropriate screening of students with various special needs conditions.
Development of Reading RULES!: A Development and Innovation project funded by IES (R305A180094) seeks to iteratively develop and pilot test an innovative kindergarten literacy program. Specifically, this project aims to develop a Tier 2 small-group intervention in decoding, writing, and listening comprehension for kindergarten children at risk for serious reading difficulties. Eligible students are identified with screening measures; then curriculum-based measures (CBM) are used to place children at the appropriate point in the curriculum sequence. This project is directed by Drs. Tricia Zucker and Colby Hall and will be in the pilot study stage when the proposed training program begins. The larger Reading RULES! Program has been the subject of two other IES studies (R324A100129; R324A180221) and was developed at CLI. Fellows on this project can participate in: (a) a RPP where research staff are embedded in a school district using qualitative and quantitative data to inform the development process; (b) the final stages of the pilot study and interpretation of findings to guide final revisions to the intervention; (c) adaptations of the larger Reading RULES! Program to include computerized CBM tests that guide teachers more precisely in placing students in the curriculum sequence.
Pre-K Home and Classroom Interventions for Spanish-Speaking English Learners. This initial efficacy study focuses on language development and is funded by IES within the Early Learning Programs & Policies topic. Young English learners (ELs) living in poverty are at risk for later reading difficulties and are less likely than their peers to encounter the level of responsive, extended conversations in their homes and preschools needed for school readiness. Furthermore, many types of dual language programs in U.S. schools operate in ways that delay regular exposure to English until later grades, rather than systematically teaching in ways that build on students’ knowledge of their home language to accelerate English proficiency. The proposed project will evaluate a dual-language approach that: a) maintains and improves the home language of DLLs who speak mostly Spanish in their homes via parent coaching, and b) simultaneously coaches teachers to use an explicit cross-language transfer approach in which sophisticated concepts are introduced in Spanish before English. The expected outcome of this project is increased understanding of effective classroom instruction and family engagement approaches for DLLs’ at risk of later reading difficulties. The research sample will include 90 pre-kindergarten (pre-k) classrooms that use a dual language model called Transitional Bilingual in which 90% of pre-k instruction is in Spanish and 10% is in English. A sample of 720 Tier 2 eligible children and their families within these classrooms will participate. Eligible 4-year-old children will meet screening criterion and speak Spanish at home. We expect almost all Hispanic or Latino participants. The primary child outcomes include Spanish and English oral language measures as well as secondary benefits for executive function and social-behavioral outcomes.
Aligned with NCSER’s Professional Development for Educators topic, these projects evaluate PD approaches for inclusion classroom teachers of young children with or at risk for disabilities.
Developing Talkers: Building Effective Teachers: This initial efficacy study is funded by IES and directed by Dr. Tricia Zucker. Researchers will evaluate the impact of two theoretically distinct versions of an intervention called Developing Talkers that uses a multi-tiered system of support. PD is designed to improve teacher facilitation of academic language skills and the academic language skills of kindergarten students. The two versions are the Scripted Approach and the Teacher-Inspired Approach. Researchers will monitor teacher uptake of evidence-based practices during a first stage of intervention. At the second stage, researchers will provide additional individualized professional development (PD) resources based on teacher performance using a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design. Researchers will explore aspects of teacher cognition, such as memory and vocabulary and other behavioral factors, including, self-efficacy and social norms, that may explain changes in teacher knowledge and behavior. Fellows can participate in: (a) analysis of profiles of teachers’ cognitive and non-cognitive traits associated with uptake of evidence-based practices, or (b) use mixed methods approaches to understand how scripted versus teacher-inspired approaches impact teachers’ approaches to PD/learning and instruction.
Continuous Improvement for Teachers: This is an initial efficacy study funded by IES (R305A180406) and directed by Dr. April Crawford. In this replication study, researchers will implement three contrasting professional development approaches (guided self-study, facilitated professional learning communities, and remote coaching) of the Texas School Ready! (TSR) PD model. TSR is embedded in 25 community-based lead agents across Texas. By testing the efficacy of the intervention in 440 classrooms with contrasting PD approaches, researchers will identify cost-effective approaches that maximize impact while also taking into account local needs and constraints. Key outcomes include pre-k teachers' beliefs, knowledge, and instructional practices and children's academic and social skills. Fellows can participate in: (a) mixed methods studies of participant’s videotaped instructional activities and responses to guided reflection prompts; (b) analysis of detailed fidelity data (e.g., coach responsiveness ratings, teachers’ online module component usage) to understand components for success.
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The Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) within the UTHealth Department of Pediatrics seeks a candidate who demonstrates interest in postdoctoral research training focused on developmental and academic outcomes of preschool and early elementary children with or at risk for disabilities. Candidates need interest and background in on or both of the offered training topics: (1) Early Interventions & Assessments, and/or (2) Scalable Professional Development (PD) for Educators of Young Children. Our training framework is focused on helping fellows understand the benefits of Research-Practice Partnerships (RPPs) and develop skills to become valuable partners with practitioners through all stages of their research career. We believe future generations of education and child development researchers must be directly trained to value rigorous and relevant research within RPPs to produce scholarship that is relevant, scalable and addresses the most pressing needs of young children with or at risk for learning disabilities.
This Postdoctoral Research experience is a competitive training program funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) that will support a total of four fellows for two years each. Fellows will work with a primary mentor and a secondary mentor as well as team of educators, clinicians, and experts at CLI on aspects of education research design, partnerships, data collection, statistical analyses, dissemination through scholarly publications and presentations, and the development of grant applications. Planned training will occur within several strands that include required and optional activities. For example, one training strand will ensure fellows understand how to conduct rigorous research that meets the IES Standards for Excellence in Education Research and What Works Clearinghouse standards. Another training strand will ensure fellows enhance their professional skills by working within multidisciplinary teams at CLI as well as other researchers and educators focused on improving outcomes of young children with or at risk for disabilities.
We expect Postdoctoral Fellows will produce scholarly publications, participate in preparation of research grants, and conduct their own original research project within an active project. Much of Fellow’s training will occur through the leadership roles and management of aspects of an active grant at CLI to include the Fellow’s original research. Therefore, applicants’ cover letter should indicate how their interests align with one or more of the seven active projects detailed below. The Fellow will be matched with one of three primary mentors at CLI - Susan Landry, Ph.D., Tricia Zucker, Ph.D., April Crawford, Ph.D. Fellows will also work with several secondary mentors, including Yoonkyung Oh, Ph.D., Michael Assel, Ph.D., Cheryl Varghese, Ph.D, and Gloria Yeomans-Maldonado, Ph.D..
This position is funded by the Pathways to the Education Science Research Training program, which was established by IES to develop a pipeline of talented education researchers who bring fresh ideas, approaches, and perspectives to addressing the issues and challenges faced by the nation's diverse students and schools. Should you wish to obtain more information regarding The Pathways Training Program and its mission, please refer to its website at https://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/program.asp?ProgID=95 for details.
The position is for two years and the salary will be $60,000 annually with benefits. Candidates will also receive a small stipend to cover research costs.
Interested applicants should submit the following materials to Dr. Tricia Zucker, Ph.D. at tricia.zucker@uth.tmc.edu
Deadline:
Applications are preferred by December 1, 2022, but may be considered at a later deadline if additional time is needed due to COVID-related impacts.
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Possible Mentors: Landry, Zucker, Crawford, Oh, Yeomans-Maldonado, Assel
Aligned with NCSER’s Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special Education topic, these projects focus on early interventions for children with or at risk for disabilities.
STEM Experiences for Elementary-Age Girls. This NSF-funded project (2115579) led by Drs. Zucker and Yeomans-Maldonado evaluates an inquiry-based, afterschool program that serves both elementary school girls and boys and explores if adding storytelling components to the out-of-school time (OST) learning will better support girls’ interest in STEM. The storytelling features include:(a) shared reading of books featuring females in STEM; (b) students’ own narratives that reminisce about their STEM experiences; and (c) video interviews of female parents and community members with STEM careers. A secondary aim of this project is to build capacity of schools and afterschool providers to deliver and sustain afterschool STEM enrichment experiences in collaboration with the Children’s Museum Houston (CMH) using their curriculum called Afterschool Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (A’STEAM). Although A’STEAM has been implemented in over 100 sites and shows promise, to scale-up this and other promising afterschool programs, the team will evaluate how professional development resources and the co-facilitation approach can build afterschool educators’ capacity to deliver the most promising approaches.
Teaching Together: The Added Value of Tiered School Plus Home Interventions for Young Children At-Risk for Language Difficulties. The purpose of this IES-funded project (R305A210157) led by Dr. Tricia Zucker is to examine the efficacy of supports in both the classroom and home settings for pre-kindergarten (pre-k) children who are at risk of academic difficulties due to limited oral language skills. In early childhood classrooms serving low-income students, up to 50% of children may exhibit language difficulties, which are associated with long-term challenges for reading and academic success. Yet evidence demonstrates that early language difficulties can be reduced or ameliorated by providing universal/Tier 1 or targeted/Tier 2 language interventions at school and home. Tiered language supports may ameliorate language difficulties for many pre–k children who need increased opportunities to build language skills, including English learners (ELs). The classroom intervention includes four Tier 1 whole-group and four Tier 2 small-group lessons per week delivered by the classroom teacher. Teachers will also complete general language support online modules and family engagement online modules. The family intervention includes Tier 1 after-school family events/workshops; Tier 1 parent-teacher conferences to create action plans to support learning at home and school; and Tier 2 remote coaching sessions. The interventions emphasize shared book reading, vocabulary explanations, multiple-turn conversations, and language support strategies. Teachers and parents receive aligned, weekly text messages with activity videos and tips to support children's oral language. A sample of 540 children who demonstrate weak English oral language skills will be recruited pre-k classrooms in North Texas. Children will largely be from low-income backgrounds and diverse ethnicities, including English learners (ELs) who mostly speak Spanish at home. Parent-child dyads will participate in home observational assessments in English or Spanish. Child pre-k outcomes include measures of classroom discourse, taught vocabulary, distal vocabulary, and broad language.
Pre-K Home and Classroom Interventions for Spanish-Speaking English Learners. This initial efficacy study focuses on language development and is funded by IES within the Early Learning Programs & Policies topic. Young dual language learners (DLLs) living in poverty are at risk for later reading difficulties and are less likely than their peers to encounter the level of responsive, extended conversations in their homes and preschools needed for school readiness. Furthermore, many types of dual language programs in U.S. schools operate in ways that delay regular exposure to English until later grades, rather than systematically teaching in ways that build on students’ knowledge of their home language to accelerate English proficiency. The proposed project will evaluate a dual-language approach that: a) maintains and improves the home language of DLLs who speak mostly Spanish in their homes via parent coaching, and b) simultaneously coaches teachers to use an explicit cross-language transfer approach in which sophisticated concepts are introduced in Spanish before English. The expected outcome of this project is increased understanding of effective classroom instruction and family engagement approaches for DLLs’ at risk of later reading difficulties. The research sample will include 90 pre-kindergarten (pre-k) classrooms that use dual language models with Spanish-speaking students. A sample of 720 Tier 2 eligible children and their families within these classrooms will participate. Eligible 4-year-old children will meet screening criterion and speak Spanish at home. We expect almost all Hispanic or Latino participants. The primary child outcomes include Spanish and English oral language measures as well as secondary benefits for executive function and social-behavioral outcomes.
Possible Mentors: Zucker, Crawford, Landry, Varghese, Yeomans-Maldonado
Aligned with NCSER’s Professional Development for Educators topic, these projects evaluate PD approaches for inclusion classroom teachers of young children with or at risk for disabilities.
Building Coaching Capacity: Core Competencies for Coaching PD Program: This project is funded by IES (R305A210075) and is led by Drs. April Crawford and Cheryl Varghese. The purpose of this project is to develop a generalizable professional development model, Core Competencies for Coaches Professional Development Program (C3PD), that supports coaches who work with early childhood classroom teachers in diverse programmatic contexts (public school pre-k, Head Start, childcare). The research team will iteratively develop a scalable, technology- mediated professional development model that trains coaches to implement evidence-based coaching strategies with early childhood classroom teachers, regardless of their setting. In Years 1 and 2, the development team will develop and/or refine key C3PD intervention materials (e.g., coaching video and resource library, video submission guidelines and rubrics, online professional learning series, implementation toolkit). In Year 2, a small sample of coaches (n = 6) will participate in a feasibility study to pilot a subset of course material and engage in two trial professional learning communities (PLCs), which will be used to revise C3PD intervention materials. An underpowered RCT will be conducted in Years 3 and 4 to evaluate the promise of C3PD on coach-, teacher-, and child-level outcomes. Coaches will be randomly assigned to C3PD or to a control group. Coach measures include knowledge, self-efficacy, and growth in coaching competencies; teacher measures include self- efficacy, satisfaction with coaching, and classroom observations. In Year 4, the research team will assess children on language and literacy measures; teachers will rate children's behavioral and social competencies.
Developing Talkers: Building Effective Teachers: This initial efficacy study is funded by IES and directed by Dr. Tricia Zucker. Researchers will evaluate the impact of two theoretically distinct versions of an intervention called Developing Talkers that uses a multi-tiered system of support. PD is designed to improve teacher facilitation of academic language skills and the academic language skills of kindergarten students. The two versions are the Scripted Approach and the Teacher-Inspired Approach. Researchers will monitor teacher uptake of evidence-based practices during a first stage of intervention. At the second stage, researchers will provide additional individualized professional development (PD) resources based on teacher performance using a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design. Researchers will explore aspects of teacher cognition, such as memory and vocabulary and other behavioral factors, including, self-efficacy and social norms, that may explain changes in teacher knowledge and behavior. Fellows can participate in: (a) analysis of profiles of teachers’ cognitive and non-cognitive traits associated with uptake of evidence-based practices, or (b) use mixed methods approaches to understand how scripted versus teacher-inspired approaches impact teachers’ approaches to PD/learning and instruction.
Continuous Improvement for Teachers: This is an initial efficacy study funded by IES (R305A180406) and directed by Dr. April Crawford. In this replication study, researchers will implement three contrasting professional development approaches (guided self-study, facilitated professional learning communities, and remote coaching) of the Texas School Ready! (TSR) PD model. TSR is embedded in 25 community-based lead agents across Texas. By testing the efficacy of the intervention in 440 classrooms with contrasting PD approaches, researchers will identify cost-effective approaches that maximize impact while also taking into account local needs and constraints. Key outcomes include pre-k teachers' beliefs, knowledge, and instructional practices and children's academic and social skills. Fellows can participate in: (a) mixed methods studies of participant’s videotaped instructional activities and responses to guided reflection prompts; (b) analysis of detailed fidelity data (e.g., coach responsiveness ratings, teachers’ online module component usage) to understand components for success.
Continuous Quality Improvement for Early Childhood Education Programs: Drs. April Crawford and Cheryl Varghese are leading this project, funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF; 90YE0292), which aims to compare continuous quality improvement plans, based on the existing Texas Rising Star program, that vary in cost and levels of support for program directors and teachers. The Texas Rising Star (TRS) program is a certification program that provides opportunities for early childhood education programs to improve in quality through online professional development resources. This project will determine whether additional program-level leadership coaching alone or in combination with teacher-level coaching provide a cost-effective way to improve program quality above and beyond online professional development resources, and how the effectiveness of these additional coaching supports varies depending on program characteristics. The goal of this project is to provide information about the most effective and resource-efficient ways to improve early childhood education quality at scale.
CARE For Head Start Educators: This study is funded by Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (90YR0132) and led by Drs. Yoonkyung Oh and April Crawford. The purpose of this five-year project (9/30/2021 - 9/29/2026) is to evaluate the efficacy of the Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) program in Head Start and Early Head Start settings. CARE is a social and emotional learning program for teachers utilizing emotion skills training and mindfulness-based approaches, with proven benefits for elementary school teachers and classrooms. The research team will adapt the CARE program to the needs and contexts of Head Start and Early Head Start; conduct a blocked cluster randomized-controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate its efficacy for improving teacher well-being, classroom climates, and children’s social and emotional outcomes; and develop plans to sustain and replicate CARE following the completion of the project. The RCT will involve approximately 300 Head Start and Early Head Start teachers from about 60 centers located in Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas, TX.
Investigators at the McGovern Medical School of Medicine are currently accepting applications for a multi-year postdoctoral position evaluating network outcomes of children with intractable epilepsy that underwent a pre-surgical evaluation and were subsequently treated with non-pharmaceutical therapies, like epilepsy surgery including laser ablation, neuromodulation devices, and other techniques.
The project aims to determine the impact and changes in care for children with refractory epilepsy at our institution. In partnership with colleagues at the Universidad de Complutense (Madrid), we will explore changes in network dynamics that result in recovery using both MEG and EEG technology in simultaneous recording. The team includes a highly interactive group led by: Drs. Gretchen Von Allmen, MD (McGovern SOM), Michael Funke MD, PhD (McGovern SOM), and Fernando Maestu, PhD (Universidad de Complutense), along with a multi-department team of collaborators with extensive expertise.
Primary responsibilities include experimental design, data analysis, interpretation, and scientific presentation of the results in conjunction with the PIs’ research team. Familiarity with pre-surgical evaluation, including SEEG and MEG is highly desirable. Solid mathematical skills are desirable. Interests in translational/clinical application, especially in epilepsy, are encouraged.
McGovern Medical School is located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world. The collaborators on this team span several divisions and departments, with strong ties to the National Institutes of Health, resulting in a strong foundation for clinical and translational research in the field of clinical neuroelectrophysiology.
The pediatric epilepsy group is looking for motivated, hard-working, enthusiastic individuals who thrive as part of a team, but bring a level of expertise, and autonomy to their work. The position is for an initial two-year appointment, with the potential for renewal upon mutual agreement.
Send a cover letter, CV, and names and contact information of two (or more) references to Gretchen von Allmen, MD (gretchen.vonallmen@uth.tmc.edu). The position is open immediately and candidates will be sought until the position is filled. Employment eligibility verification required on hire.
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A postdoctoral position immediately available to work on cardiovascular study at Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree or equivalent in a relevant research area is required. Highly motivated individuals are encouraged to apply, especially candidates that are capable and independent to conquer ‘challenges’ and seek novel discoveries. Studies need background in molecular cell biology and/or biochemistry. Prior experience with mouse genetics or stem cells/iPSCs or bioinformatics is valuable but not required.
Wang lab research is aimed at understanding molecular and genetic regulations of cardiovascular and craniofacial development, diseases and regeneration. The research approaches in lab include a combination of genetic mouse models, molecular and biochemical techniques, electrophysiology studies, imaging techniques, genomics, proteomics, and next generation sequencing techniques. Candidate’s study will need to use mouse genetics, cell culture and manipulation, electrophysiology studies, molecular biological and biochemical techniques such as immunofluorescence and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing, as well as sequencing techniques such as scRNA-seq, Cut-Tag seq and ATAC-seq. Candidate’s study will also involve development of new methods, and collaborations with physicians and different research groups that are expertise in bioinformatics, neural science and biochemistry. Candidate is expected to be collaborative and have good oral & written communication skills.
McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has exceptional resources in biomedical research. McGovern Medical School is located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world, providing an outstanding environment for innovation. Researchers collaborate across institutions creating a vast biomedical research ecosystem. Houston, the fourth most populous city in the United States, has a modest cost of living and is family friendly.
Salary will follow NIH guideline depending on experience. Candidate will also have opportunities to apply for research fund and fellowships. Applicants should send a cover letter briefly describing your research interests and future goals, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to Dr. Jun Wang (email: jun.wang@uth.tmc.edu)
URL to a full list of published work in My Bibliography:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/43201576/?sort=date&direction=descending
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Postdoctoral research positions (2) are available in the laboratory of Dr. Anthony R. Flores in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics at the UTHealth McGovern Medical School. Research within the Flores Laboratory uses a combination of clinical epidemiology, cutting-edge bacterial “omics”, and models of bacterial pathogenesis to uncover novel features of clonal emergence and mechanisms of pathogenesis in streptococci. Current projects include (1) gene regulatory responses in group A Streptococcus (GAS) to human antimicrobial peptides, (2) two-component system gene regulation and pathogenesis in group B Streptococcus (GBS), and (3) genomic epidemiology of GAS and GBS to detect novel clonal emergence and outbreaks using ongoing clinical strain surveillance.
Interested applicants should be highly motivated and have or will soon earn a PhD in microbiology, molecular biology, or a related field. Ideal candidates will also have experience and/or strong interests in bacterial genomics/transcriptomics and bioinformatics. Strong written and oral communication skills are expected.
Please provide a single PDF file containing (1) a cover letter stating your interests, (2) a brief description of prior research experience, (3) a curriculum vitae, and (4) contact information for 2-3 references to: anthony.r.flores@uth.tmc.edu.
Salary is commensurate with experience and will follow university/NIH guidelines. Individuals underrepresented in science and medicine are especially encouraged to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until both positions are filled.
For more information:
https://med.uth.edu/pediatrics/faculty/anthony-r-flores-md-mph-phd/
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A8IF37IAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/anthony.flores.1/bibliography/public/
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Our goal is to improve the lives of those living with spinal cord injury.
Join a team of experienced rehabilitation researchers with ongoing clinical trials in neuromodulation, neurogenic bladder, autonomic dysfunction, heart rate variability, spasticity, and neuropathic pain in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population, in both the acute and chronic setting.
We seek candidates with strong research potential who are highly motivated to conduct and develop systematic research in the domains of neurorehabilitation and autonomic dysfunction. This is an opportunity for the candidate to develop major research strengths in SCI, clinical trials, neuromodulation, and autonomic dysfunction. The candidate will have an opportunity to be part of all aspects of clinical trials- from the systematic review and retrospective studies, to the study design and statistical plan, to the IRB submission and pilot trials, and to the eventual grant application for a randomized control trial.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD) in rehabilitation science, neurophysiology or related area. Applicants must have experience in human subjects research, data collection, and analyses
The start date of the fellowship is flexible, but no later than September 1, 2021. Benefits include vacation, sick days, and health care coverage. Salary is commensurate with experience.
To apply for this 2-3-year postdoctoral fellowship please email your CV, statement of research interests and experience, and contact information for two references to:
Dr. Argy Stampas
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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The NeuroRecovery Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital is seeking a highly motivated researcher to contribute to ongoing projects. The research center is part of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Texas – Medical School at Houston. The research center is housed in TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital that allows easy and convenient access to patient populations, including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, amputation and pain. TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital is ranked #2 in Rehabilitation according to US News and World Report.
Applicants must have a recent doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD) and must be highly motivated to advance his/her research career in neurorehabilitation. An ideal candidate should have a strong engineering background and computational skills (MS or PhD), proficiency in LabView and MatLab, and experience with neuromodulation experiments (TMS, tDCS/tACS, EStim) involving human subjects. Experience with stoke subjects or device development is desired.
The post-doctoral fellow is expected to contribute to ongoing projects on neuromodulation for post-stroke motor recovery. Development of new projects for possible grant proposal submission and collaboration with other faculty members are strongly encouraged. See our website for details: https://med.uth.edu/pmr/research/
The position is available immediately. Benefits include vacation, sick days, and health care coverage. Salary is commensurate with experience.
To apply for this 2-3-year postdoctoral fellowship please email your CV, statement of research interests and experience, two journal articles, and contact information for two references to:
Jennifer Huynh jennifer.k.huynh@uth.tmc.edu
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The NeuroRecovery Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital is seeking a highly motivated researcher to contribute to ongoing projects. The research center is part of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Texas – Medical School at Houston. The research center is house in TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital that allows easy and convenient access to patient populations, including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, amputation and pain. TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital is ranked #2 in Rehabilitation according to US News and World Report.
Applicants must have a recent doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD) and must be highly motivated to advance his/her research career in neurorehabilitation. An ideal candidate should have a strong background in mechanical engineering (MS or PhD), proficiency in LabView and MatLab, and experience with experimental studies involving human subjects. Experience with stoke subjects or device development is desired.
The post-doctoral fellow is expected to contribute to ongoing projects on neuromodulation for post-stroke motor recovery. Development of new projects for possible grant proposal submission and collaboration with other faculty members are strongly encouraged. See our website for details: https://med.uth.edu/pmr/research/
The position is available immediately. Benefits include vacation, sick days, and health care coverage. Salary is commensurate with experience.
To apply for this 2-3-year postdoctoral fellowship please email your CV, statement of research interests and experience, two journal articles, and contact information for two references to:
Jennifer Huynh
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The NeuroRecovery Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital is seeking a highly motivated researcher to contribute to ongoing projects in Rehabilitation Robotics. The research center is part of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Texas – Medical School at Houston. The research center is housed in TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital, which allows easy and convenient access to patient populations, including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, amputation and pain. TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital is ranked #2 in Rehabilitation according to US News and World Report.
A successful candidate must have a Doctorate degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD) in rehabilitation science, rehabilitation engineering, neurophysiology or related areas. The candidate must be highly motivated to advance his/her research career in neurorehabilitation or rehabilitation technology. Proficiency in LabView/MatLab, kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic data collection/analysis are required. Experience with NDI motion capture system is desired.
The successful candidate is expected to contribute to ongoing projects on rehabilitation robotics. Development of new projects for possible grant proposal submission and collaboration with other faculty members are strongly encouraged. See our website for details: https://med.uth.edu/pmr/research/
The position is available immediately. Benefits include vacation, sick days, and health care coverage. Salary is commensurate with experience.
To apply for this position please email your CV, statement of research interests and experience, and contact information for two references to: Dr. Shuo-Hsiu “James” Chang (shuo-hsiu.chang@uth.tmc.edu).
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The NeuroRecovery Research Center at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital is seeking a highly motivated researcher to contribute to ongoing projects. The research center is part of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Texas – Medical School at Houston. The research center is housed in TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital that allows easy and convenient access to patient populations, including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, amputation and pain. TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital is ranked #2 in Rehabilitation according to US News and World Report.
A successful candidate must have a Doctorate degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD) or Master’s degree (MSc) in rehabilitation science, rehabilitation engineering, neurophysiology or related areas. The candidate must be highly motivated to advance his/her research career in neurorehabilitation. Proficiency in Electroencephalography (EEG) data processing, LabView and MatLab are required. Experience with functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), EEG and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in human subjects is desired.
The successful candidate is expected to contribute to ongoing projects on neuromodulation for stroke and spinal cord injury recovery. Development of new projects for possible grant proposal submission and collaboration with other faculty members are strongly encouraged. See our website for details: https://med.uth.edu/pmr/research/
The position is available immediately. Benefits include vacation, sick days, and health care coverage. Salary is commensurate with experience.
To apply for this position please email your CV, statement of research interests and experience, and contact information for two references to:
Dr. Gerard Francisco
Gerard.E.Francisco@uth.tmc.edu
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
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The Pathophysiology of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join their multidisciplinary and productive team.
The ideal candidate will be a Ph.D. graduate with a strong background or interest in neuroscience, immunology, molecular biology, and biochemistry. The project will involve a multidisciplinary approach combining molecular biology techniques, mouse behavioral assays and genomics. The goal of the project is to investigate neuroimmune mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders using animal models and human tissue samples. The candidate will perform transgenic mouse experiments, mouse behavior studies and wet-lab experiments.
Competitive salary/benefits in line with NIH standards will be offered based on qualification.
Please send a current resume/CV, a cover letter and contact information of three references to:
Anilkumar Pillai, PhD | 1941 East Road | Suite 3162 | Houston, TX 77054
Faillace Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Anilkumar.R.Pillai@uth.tmc.edu
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The Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UT Health Houston’s McGovern Medical School is actively seeking post-doctoral candidates with an interest in gaining advanced, mentored, clinical and research training in child and adolescent psychology. The post-doctoral fellows will be part of an outstanding group of programs focused on improving access to mental health care for children and adolescents. The post-doctoral fellow position includes components of supervised clinical training (75% effort), mentored research experiences (20% effort), and formal coursework (5% effort). Postdoctoral fellows will be part of, and receive supervision and mentorship from, a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, child psychiatrists, mental health nurse practitioners, social workers, and professional counselors who are co-located within our department and affiliated with the new programs. Clinical training by the inter-professional team will include skill development for interventions to be utilized with youth in schools and children/families in the community who are:
Post-doctoral fellows will receive supervised specialized training from a licensed clinical psychologist in the screening, assessment, and delivery of brief mental health prevention and treatment interventions serving patients with a diversity of conditions to include suicide risk assessment and management, non-suicidal self-injury, substance use in the school setting, interpersonal violence in the school setting, assessment and management of terroristic threats, social skill development, emotion regulation, bullying and other trauma-related conditions, as well as more common mental health concerns presenting in children and adolescents such as ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, and depression.
Mentored research is a mandatory component of the position. The specific research experience will be tailored to the interests of the applicant after consultation with an identified faculty mentor and may include psychotherapy outcomes, and dissemination and implementation research, program evaluation. grant writing, community and research presentations, development of enduring education and training materials, and peer-reviewed publications.
The postdoctoral fellow can take part in the Postdoctoral Certificate Training Program at UTHealth (https://www.uth.edu/postdocs/postdocs/certificate-training-program) which includes training in the responsible conduct of research, teaching skills, communication skills, and career development.
This postdoctoral fellowship in psychology requires a one-year commitment. A second year is contingent on funds and mutual agreement on satisfactory progress in fellowship program.
Interested applicants should submit the following materials to:
A cover letter detailing the applicant’s clinical and research interests and fit with the program
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We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scientist to investigate methods to process and analyze multimodal neuroimmune imaging data in the human brain. This will develop novel techniques or enhance existing techniques to process/analyze multi-modal datasets that combine data from various imaging modalities including PET imaging (PBR28, ER176, CFN, etc.), ultra-high-field (7T) and/or standard (3T) MR imaging (including resting state, structural T1 & T2, iron density, etc.), and/or plasma inflammatory proteins. The data derives from studies seeking to discover and validate novel bio-signatures of pain in healthy human subjects, subjects that have experienced brain injury, and/or subjects that are awaiting surgery. The researcher will be supervised by Dr. Alan Prossin (and collaborating statisticians/scientists) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, TX. This PhD/Post-doc is funded for 1 year by 1 or more grants including Dr. Prossin’s current NIH/NINDS R61/R33 NIH/NINDS grant award as well as other grants on which he collaborates. The starting date is between September and October of 2020. Ideally, the position will involve 1.0 FTE (full-time) research, but we are willing to consider highly focused (and qualified) applicants that are interested in a part time position.
We are looking for someone who:
The following experience is desirable, but not required:
Interested applicants should submit the following materials to Dr. Alan Prossin (mailto: Alan.Prossin@uth.tmc.edu, subject: Postdoctoral Fellow):
We offer a temporary position (1.0 FTE) for one year but will consider a part time position for the ideal candidate that cannot commit to a full-time position. Upon a positive performance and availability of funds, the contract may be followed by a period of a further 6-12 months.
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The School of Biomedical Informatics at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston announces a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position focusing on biomedical data and knowledge integration/management, big data science, and machine learning approaches applied to health and health behavioral research including cancer research, clinical decision support, and patient communication.
The position is under the direct supervision of Cui Tao, PhD to support a skilled computer scientist and informatician interested in developing a career in data science applied to biomedical informatics research. The position includes opportunities to receive training in data management, developing machine learning methods to analyze big biomedical data, proposal/paper writing, and developing an independent area of research. The candidate will also have opportunities in working closely with students including co-mentoring graduate/intern students and providing supports in lectures.
Requirements for this position include having completed a PhD degree preferably from Computer Science, Statistics, biomedical informatics, or Engineering, demonstrated strong quantitative analytic skills including programming skills, and evidence in publishing research article related to biomedical informatics and computer sciences. his position offers a competitive stipend/salary, benefits, office space, and access to internal sources of pilot project support. Candidates should email a current CV and names of at least two references to Cui Tao (Cui.Tao@uth.tmc.edu),
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The Data Science and Informatics Core for Cancer Research (DSICCR) at the School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI), the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has a bioinformatics postdoc position.
The successful candidate are expected to receive postdoctoral training in the area of data science AI and informatics through research projects within DSICCR. Candidate will be involved in study design, data collection, analysis pipeline development, data analysis, and results interpretation, as well as manuscript writing. There could also be opportunities participating in grant proposal preparation and teaching/mentoring. Collaborative research with faculty at UTHealth and other Texas institutions is included among the candidate’s responsibilities. The successful candidate will join a dynamic faculty at SBMI who are active in research, education, and applying informatics to clinical practice.
DSICCR has a robust computing infrastructure, a cross-disciplinary team, and a productive track record in the area of data science, informatics, and artificial intelligence. Candidates are encouraged to visit its website (https://sbmi.uth.edu/dsiccr/) to learn more about DSICCR. Past postdocs have had success in publishing high impacct papers (Zhu and Zheng, JAMA, 320(11):1103-1104, 2018, PMID: 30326503; Yuan, et al, Nature Communications, 12, 2031, doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22200-5, 2021, PMID: 33795676). UTHealth is in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center (TMC) located in cosmopolitan Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States. SBMI currently offers PhD and Master's degrees; it also features certificate programs in biomedical and health informatics.
This position is a full time, 12-month appointment renewable on a yearly basis.
The individual should possess a PhD in bioinformatics, biostatistics, computational biology, or other quantitative sciences with research and training in bioinformatics. A record of verifiable, published research in bioinformatics is required. Excellent teamwork, communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain high quality collaborations are required.
Note that all application materials must be submitted to Dr. Wenjin Zheng at Wenjin.J.Zheng@uth.tmc.edu.
Competitive and dependent upon qualifications and experience.
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We are looking for an exceptional candidate to develop and apply the next generation of machine learning-based image analysis algorithms on real world datasets involving neuroimaging and 2D/3D vasculature structures.
The successful applicant will join dynamic faculty at the UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics at the Giancardo Lab (https://sbmi.uth.edu/giancalab/) in collaboration with the McGovern Medical School who are active in cutting edge translational research to solve the next generation of unsolved medical needs. The applicant will have access to expertise at the crossroads of computer science, medicine and informatics. UTHealth is in the heart of the Texas Medical Center (TMC), a unique ecosystem and the world's largest medical center.
This position is a full time, 12-month appointment, renewable on a yearly basis.
Matching or above NIH-level postdoc salary, plus University of Texas System benefits.
Doctoral degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics or related field (obtained or towards completion).
For more information send cover letter, CV and representative publication to: luca.giancardo@uth.tmc.edu
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Postdoctoral positions are available in Dr. Zhongming Zhao's Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine Laboratory (BSML, http://www.uth.edu/bioinfo/), Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The successful candidate is expected to join an established bioinformatics team. The ongoing projects in BSML focus on precision medicine, functional roles of genetic variants in complex disease, next-generation sequencing and single cell omics, deep learning, and regulatory networks. Integrative genomics and deep learning approaches are often applied. Funding (multiple NIH grants, CPRIT, and lab/center/professorship startup) is available to support this position for 3+ years and promotion to faculty positions is possible. The candidate will have the opportunity to access many high throughput datasets and interact with investigators across UTHealth and Texas Medical Center. The lab is highly productive (>350 papers since 2009) and has an excellent post-doctoral training track record (e.g. 24 former postdocs are currently faculty members, two received Young Investigator Awards from national foundations, two received CPRIT Scholar faculty recruitment, one NIH K99 awardee, one received NIH MIRA grant, and three were finalists for the Vanderbilt University Postdoc of the Year Award). Recent publications appeared or accepted in journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine, Nature Neurosciences, Nature Communications, Nature Machine Intelligence, Cancer Discovery, Genome Research, Genome Biology, Genome Medicine, NAR, Advances Science, GigaScience, etc.
The BSML lab is part of the new Center for Precision Health (CPH), a joint enterprise by the School of Biomedical Informatics and School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The center is established in UTHealth in response to the emerging need of precision health and artificial intelligence. The center focuses on precision cancer medicine, pharmacogenomics, deep learning, and translational bioinformatics. UTHealth is part of the world-renowned Texas Medical Center located in cosmopolitan Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States. SBMI is the first School of its kind and one of the largest biomedical informatics programs in the country.
The qualified candidates should be highly motivated in research and have a Ph.D. in bioinformatics, quantitative science, computational biology, genetics, molecular biology, pharmacology, or related field upon the job start date.
The successful candidate should have some experience in analyzing high-throughput genomic data and proven skills in at least one programming language (e.g., Perl, Python, R, or C/C++). Good understanding of genetics or molecular biology is a plus, but not required. For more information about our research, please visit the web site http://www.uth.edu/bioinfo/.
Applicants should send a CV and reference to:
Zhongming Zhao (zhongming.zhao@uth.tmc.edu)
Chair, Precision Health
Professor and Director, Center for Precision Health
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics has a postdoctoral research fellow position open. This position focuses on developing bioinformatical and computational tools to address diverse biological questions. Requirements for this position include a doctorate degree and publications in one or more of the following areas: bioinformatics, statistics, mathematics, computer science, cancer biology, and genetics. A strong candidate must be proficient in R and/or Python, has experience working on servers, and has a background in both computation science and biology.
Our group focuses on understanding the mechanisms behind diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Cancer. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to work on an ongoing or related project. Ongoing research projects includes:
This postdoctoral researcher will work under the guidance of Jacqueline Chyr, Ph.D.. Salary is based on NIH-pay scale. At this moment, work and meetings are remote. However, candidate must be located in Houston prior to start date.
To apply for this position, please email a current CV and two letters of recommendation to Jacqueline Chyr, Ph.D. (Jacqueline.chyr@uth.tmc.edu).
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A position is available immediately for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Dr Chao Hsing Yeh to study intervention development, planning, and evaluation of nonpharmacological intervention to manage pain and symptoms. The candidate will have the ability to publish dissertation papers, publication opportunities from existing data sets, experience working on funded projects to develop and pilot test an intervention, opportunities to co-author and lead author resulting papers, and the potential for leading an internally funded, independent research project.
APPOINTMENT
This position is a full time, 12-month appointment, renewable for 2 years based on funding and performance
To join our team, we are looking for highly motivated individuals that have demonstrated scientific productivity, excellent communication skills, and the capacity to conduct independent research. The candidate must have knowledge of or experience working with a variety of populations (including adults, older adults or cancer patients). The candidate must be, able to work independently, and capable of working in the participants recruitments, designing study protocols, analyzing data, and writing and scientific abstracts and manuscripts. Must maintain a flexible schedule including some weekend and evening hours.
MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: A doctoral-level degree in Nursing, Public Health, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or Chinse Medicine.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of pain and symptom management and intervention study design. Proficiency with data management and statistical software packages such as REDcap, SPSS, SAS, and STATA. Strong communication skills and cultural competence are essential.
PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES: Requires long periods of sitting and standing and working at a computer. Field work in resource limited settings with high-risk youth will be required. Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally to move objects.
Office, classroom environment and frequent community field work site visits. Participation in the UTHealth Postdoctoral Training Program is required.
The fulltime salary range is based on the 2021 NIH appropriate stipend level based on years of experience.
Interested applicants send a cover letter describing their background and research interests, CV, representative publication, and contact information for three professional references to: Charmaine Wilson (6901 Bertner Ave., Jane and Robert Cizik School of Nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX 77030) by e-mail to: Charmaine.Wilson@uth.tmc.edu.
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The Department of Biostatistics and Data Science at the UTHealth School of Public Health is seeking an exceptional candidate for a post-doctoral fellowship position. This person will have the opportunity to conduct statistical/biostatistical studies on a wide range of research topics, including NIH funded studies. The main research focus is the Bayesian spatial-temporal analysis, with application to opioid overdose research, infectious disease modeling, and environmental health. Specific research areas will be determined based on the research interests of the candidate. This position will be involved in conducting analyses using existing data from multiple large cohort and cross-sectional studies, writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, reports, and for presentation to academic and community audiences. The candidate will also gain experience in grantsmanship, as well as research design, planning, and execution.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate in statistics, biostatistics or related disciplines. Applicants with a doctoral degree in another discipline may be considered if they possess adequate skills to conduct population research. Candidates must have strong R programming skills, and are familiar with using R for spatial-temporal data processing, visualization and modeling.
Questions about the position can be directed to cici.x.bauer@uth.tmc.edu. To apply for this position, please email the following documents to Dr. Bauer: 1) a letter of interest that describes research accomplishments and future research plans, 2) full curriculum vitae, and 3) names and contact information of 2-3 individuals who will provide letters of recommendation if asked. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Starting date is flexible and negotiable.
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The Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences at the UTHealth School of Public Health is seeking an exceptional candidate for a post-doctoral fellowship position. Under the supervision and mentorship of UTHealth professor Brad Cannell, Ph.D., M.P.H., this person will have the opportunity to conduct research on NIH funded studies. The primary research focus is to adapt and evaluate an elder mistreatment screening tool that was originally developed for EMS to use in home-based primary care. Specific research activities will be determined in collaboration with the PI and based on the skills and interests of the person hired. This position will involve data analyses, writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, reports, and presentations to academic and community audiences. The person hired will also gain experience in grantsmanship, research design, planning, and execution.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in relevant discipline.
Please email the documents indicated below to Michael.B.Cannell@uth.tmc.edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Starting date is flexible and negotiable.
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Spring/Summer 2021
Interested candidates should submit their CVs and a detailed cover letter to Dr. Deshmukh, ashish.a.deshmukh@uth.tmc.edu with the subject: "Postdoctoral Fellowship Application."
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The Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences at the UTHealth School of Public Health is seeking an exceptional candidate for a post-doctoral fellowship position. This person will have the opportunity to conduct genome-wide association and epidemiological studies of cardiometabolic and hematological disease traits, performing computational analyses and applying or developing novel bioinformatics tools. Resources available for pursuing such research include whole-genome sequencing and other omics datasets available from the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study, Genome Sequencing Program (GSP), Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program, and other large-scale biobank studies such as the UK Biobank. Specific research areas will be determined based on the research interests of the candidate. This position will be involved in conducting analyses using existing data from multiple large population-based prospective cohort and case-control studies, writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, reports, and for presentation to academic and community audiences. The candidate will also gain experience in grantsmanship, as well as research design, planning, and execution.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate in epidemiology, statistical genetics, public health or related disciplines. Preferred skills include epidemiological/statistical approaches, population-based prospective and case-control studies and computational analyses to interpret existing or recently generated omics datasets. Candidates with experience in statistical programming skills in R, SAS or STATA and omics data analysis are strongly encouraged to apply.
Questions about the position can be directed to zeynep.h.cobanakdemir@uth.tmc.edu. To apply for this position, please email the following documents to Dr. Coban-Akdemir:1) a letter of interest that describes research accomplishments and future research plans, 2) full curriculum vitae, and 3) names and contact information of 2-3 individuals who will provide letters of recommendation if asked. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Starting date is flexible and negotiable.
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UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
The Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences at the UTHealth School of Public Health is seeking an exceptional candidate for a post-doctoral fellowship position. This person will have the opportunity to conduct epidemiological studies on a wide range of research topics, including NIH funded studies. Potential research topics include examining the population health effects of sleep deficiency and disruption of diurnal behaviors such as rest and activities, and eating and fasting rhythms; investigating the role of metabolomics in mediating the health impact of unhealthy behaviors, particularly circadian disruption and Alzheimer’s diseases; and studying how neighborhood environment and socioeconomic deprivation shape health behaviors and contribute to health disparities of chronic diseases, including metabolic disorders, obesity and cancer. Specific research areas will be determined based on the research interests of the candidate. This position will be involved in conducting analyses using existing data from multiple large cohort and cross-sectional studies, writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, reports, and for presentation to academic and community audiences. The candidate will also gain experience in grantsmanship, as well as research design, planning, and execution.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate in public health or related disciplines. Applicants with a doctoral degree in another discipline may be considered if they possess adequate skills to conduct population research. Preferred skills include epidemiological/statistical approaches, population cohort studies and secondary data analyses. Candidates with experience in geographic information system, data analysis using wearable device, and omics are strongly encouraged to apply.
Questions about the position can be directed to qian.xiao@uth.tmc.edu. To apply for this position, please email the following documents to Dr Xiao: 1) a letter of interest that describes research accomplishments and future research plans, 2) full curriculum vitae, and 3) names and contact information of 2-3 individuals who will provide letters of recommendation if asked. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Starting date is flexible and negotiable.
UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
The newly established UTHealth Institute for Implementation Science seeks a candidate who demonstrates interest and expertise in interdisciplinary implementation science.
Under the supervision and mentorship of UTHealth Institute for Implementation Directors Bijal Balasubramanian, M.B.B.S, PhD & Maria E. Fernandez, PhD, the Postdoctoral Research Fellow will participate in, design, organize and conduct implementation research studies; summarize findings and publish results in research journals; participate as a co-author on Institute publications, and provide supervision and guidance to junior technicians, students, and researchers.
The Postdoctoral Fellow will also receive training and supervision in application of implementation science theories and methods, implementation mapping, measurement of implementation constructs, outcomes, and processes, and will gain experience participating in implementation research grant applications. The postdoc will also have an opportunity to participate in global implementation science efforts with the WHO collaborating center at UTHealth School of Public Health and other Centers and Schools throughout UTHealth.
This is a two-year postdoc position 100% funded by the Institute.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in relevant discipline.
Please send the materials indicated below to Donald.A.Titcombe@uth.tmc.edu
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UTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.