The Alber laboratory (web.cmb.usc.edu/people/alber/) at USC and Zhou laboratory (zhoulab.dgsom.ucla.edu/) at UCLA, are looking to recruit an outstanding Postdoctoral Scientist to conduct bioinformatics research in blood-based cancer diagnostics. Blood-based diagnostics, i.e. liquid biopsy, presents the most promising direction for non-invasive early detection of cancer. We are using cutting-edge genomic and bioinformatic approaches to develop advanced approaches for non-invasive early cancer diagnosis. The individual sought will develop innovative big data analytic approaches. He/she will publish their findings in high-profile peer-reviewed journals and be co-inventors on patents related to their work.
Our recent paper in liquid biopsy can be found at
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-017-1191-5
Some media coverage can be found at
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170324083025.htm
Candidates should have good programming/informatics skills and a good record of research performance, e.g. have first-author paper(s) in reputable journals.
Los Angeles offers many scientific and educational opportunities, as well as cultural, entertainment and sport activities.
Interested applicants should send curriculum vitae, and contact addresses of two references via email to Prof. Frank Alber at alber[at]usc.edu and Prof Jasmine Zhou at xjzhou@mednet.ucla.edu
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