Biology Postdoctoral positions - Development of Cancer Therapeutics 2013 at USA

Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy for the Development of Cancer Therapeutics

Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Prof. E. Sally Ward and Prof. Raimund J. Ober at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Projects will involve the development and/or implementation of state-of-the-art methods in fluorescence imaging to study the intracellular trafficking of antibodies and growth factor receptors. Imaging methods will include the use of multifocal plane microscopy and superresolution approaches for single molecules/quantum dots to build up three dimensional, dynamic understanding of intracellular processes. These studies have direct relevance to the rapidly expanding use of antibodies in the biopharma industry as therapeutics in cancer and are funded by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (www.cprit.state.tx.us).

For more information on the research carried out in the laboratory see www4.utsouthwestern.edu/wardlab, and publications such as Optics Express, 17, 6881-6898, 2009; Biophys J., 95, 6025-6043, 2008; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 104, 5889-5894, 2007; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 103, 4457-4462, 2006; Nature Biotechnol., 23, 1283-1288, 2005; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 101, 11076-11081, 2004; IEEE Transactions Nanobioscience, 3, 237-242, 2004; J. Immunol., 172, 2021-2029, 2004; Biophys. J., 86, 1185-1200, 2004.

Highly motivated individuals with a Ph.D. and background in any biological area, (bio)engineering, biotechnology, chemistry, physics, mathematics or any other physical science will be considered. Direct experience is not necessary. These positions provide an opportunity for the successful candidate to gain experience in advanced microscopic techniques applied to important problems in biotechnology.

For enquiries or to submit an application, please contact E. Sally Ward at wardlab@utsouthwestern.edu

UT Southwestern is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

To apply

If interested, please send CV and names/addresses of at least three referees to E. Sally Ward, Ph.D. at wardlab@utsouthwestern.edu