美国贝勒医学院2022年招收疫苗博士后研究员

美国贝勒医学院2022年招收疫苗博士后研究员

贝勒医学院（休斯顿）美国是一所私立的医药学校，被认为是全美最杰出的医学院之一。学校在世界范围内的生物医药研究领域处于领先地位，学校最早建立于一九零零年，迄今为止已经有一百多年的悠久历史了。

贝勒医学院（休斯顿）为学生提供财政援助和奖学金，帮助学生减轻就学期间的经济压力，符合要求的学生都可以申请奖学金和财政援助。学校致力于医药和研究生教育，并且因而获得了超过一亿美金的捐赠，是美国六十三所获得超过一亿捐赠的优秀大学之一。在2013年美国大学生物学科排名中，该校的生物学排在第26位。

Postdoctoral Associate- RNA Vaccines

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM)

Summary

Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development at Baylor College of Medicine (https://www.bcm.edu/departments/pediatrics/sections-divisions-centers/tropical-medicine/research/vaccine-development) is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with a strong background in molecular biology to support the development of new RNA vaccines and immunotherapeutics for parasitic infections. Our group aims to pave a way for improved global vaccine equity, and we need your help to assure that low and mid-income countries can also benefit from the latest healthcare innovations. The successful candidate will be team-oriented with a passion for engineering biology, able to independently design and execute experiments, mastering multiple applicable skills such as designing new plasmids, cloning using various techniques, nucleic acid purification, transfecting and maintaining cell cultures.

Job Duties

Plans, directs and conducts experiments to develop improved RNA products.

Designs and prepares plasmids for in vitro transcription of antigen mRNAs.

Transcribes, caps and purifies mRNA products.

Performs in vitro/in vivo studies to demonstrate efficacy.

Evaluates, analyzes and presents data.

Establishes new RNA protocols and procedures.

Participates in project meetings, and actively discuss with international collaborators to improve their RNA programs

Minimum Qualifications

MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.

No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

Doctoral Degree in molecular biology, cell biology, immunology, virology or a related discipline.

Experience may not be substituted in lieu of degree.

>4 years of hands-on laboratory experience and a track record of quality publications.

Experience in DNA cloning approaches, such as restriction cloning, Gibson assembly, Golden Gate cloning, etc.

Basic Cell culture experience.

Experience with DNA/RNA purification.

Knowledge of other genetic engineering and genomics approaches such as CRISPR, High throughput sequencing, PCR, qPCR, etc.

Excellent organization, communication and critical thinking skills, the ability to work both independently and in a team-based environment.

Work independently and consult the literature to guide scientific efforts and document research efforts in a laboratory notebook.

Baylor College of Medicine requires employees to be fully vaccinated -subject to approved exemptions-against vaccine-preventable diseases including, but not limited to, COVID-19 and influenza.