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Post Doctoral Scholar to pursue specialized research training and experience under the guidance of scientific mentor Dr. Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Ohio State University.
Link to Dr. Cruz-Monserrate's lab website http://www.zcmlab.org
Link to laboratory publications https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/zobeida.cruz-monserrate.2/bibliography/public/
Post Doctoral Scholar conducts research to characterize and understand the mechanisms of the role of obesity and weight loss in the development of GI diseases in particular, pancreatic cancer.
Duties Include:
Develops a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the basic mechanisms of tumorigenesis and cancer prevention, which will include the use of biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, proteomics, animal modeling and mouse genetics, translational medicine, and/or the use of human tumor models of GI cancers and other benign diseases
Develops, adopts and implements new laboratory methods to evaluate the role of obesity and weight loss and the mechanisms for GI diseases and cancer prevention and achieve characterization of the genetic basis of human cancers
Identifies novel genes and examines their role in cancer development
Implements new laboratory methods to study the link between obesity, weight loss, and cancer prevention
Analyzes changes in gene copy number, RNA-seq, TCGA, mRNA or protein expression, gene cloning and mutation detection
Participates in analyzing data for reports for the purpose of grants submissions
Trains staff in molecular biology techniques and general laboratory skills
Assists PI with grant proposals to obtain outside funding from state and federal agencies
Participates in analyzing data for reports for the purpose of grants submissions.
Minimum Education:
-A Doctoral degree in an appropriate discipline is required.
Required Qualifications:
-Requires successful completion of a background check.
-Qualified candidates may be asked to complete a pre-employment physical including a drug screen.
The Ohio State University is a dynamic community of diverse resources, where opportunity thrives and where individuals transform themselves and the world. The Ohio State University is one of the nations largest and most comprehensive public universities and a top employer in Ohio.
As one of only 54 designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute is dedicated to the creation of knowledge in laboratory, clinical and population-based cancer research. We apply those discoveries to develop more effective approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and therapies providing tomorrows standard of care today. A Cancer-Free World Begins Here.
The OSUCCC James is the only cancer program in the United States that features a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center aligned with a nationally ranked academic medical center and a freestanding cancer hospital on the campus of one of the nations largest public universities. is the only cancer program in the United States that features a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center aligned with a nationally ranked academic medical center and a freestanding cancer hospital on the campus of one of the nations largest public universities.
Pay Range:
$61,008 - 74,088 per year.