Post Doctoral Fellow in Biochemistry/Oncology
University of Alberta
- Edmonton, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Key role in generating PDOs from primary breast cancer patient samples in collaboration with other team members
- Independently responsible for morphological characterization of tissue samples and PDOs by microscopic methods paired to live cell imaging, immunofluorescence, and immunohistochemistry
- Independently responsible for drug-response phenotyping of PDOs and biochemical and cell-based characterization
- Key role in facilitating molecular characterization of PDOs (whole-genome sequencing and RNA-sequencing)
- Independently responsible for data analysis, statistical analysis, data presentation
- Key role in organizing resources and collaborating with team members
- PhD degree in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, or related discipline
- Extensive expertise in cell biology methods (cell culture and related analytical methods, microscopy)
- Expertise in biochemistry methods (molecular biology, protein analysis)
- Expertise in data analysis and statistics
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Strong independent research skills and also thrives in a collaborative environment
- Motivated to learn and help drive breast cancer research projects with translational potential
- Committed to bringing strength to the team
- Self-starter
- Experience with 3D culture models is an asset
- Experience with genomic analysis and database analysis are assets
- Experience in molecular biology is an asset