Postdoctoral Fellow - Beta-Cell Regeneration in Diabetes

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

The Baumel-Alterzon Lab in the Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, within the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, is looking for a highly motivated and team-science minded Postdoctoral Fellow.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Study the importance of redox regulation in the expansion and differentiation of pancreatic beta-cells, aiming to identify therapeutic targets for beta-cell regeneration in diabetes.
• Work with mouse and human cells, mouse models, and stem cells in the context of diabetes, utilizing techniques such as fluorescence microscopy, proteomics, RNA-seq, CRISPR-Cas9, and animal model characterization.
• Be exposed to cutting-edge science and collaboration with world-class clinical and research faculty.

Your qualifications should include:

• A Ph.D. in life sciences, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, or a related discipline.
• Prior experience in molecular biology.

Preferred qualifications:

• Hands-on experience in proteomics workflows, from sample preparation to data interpretation.
• Prior experience with animal models.
• Prior experience with type 1 or type 2 diabetes research.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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