Postdoctoral Fellow - Extracellular Vesicles

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at 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.

A Postdoctoral Fellow Position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Tijana Jovanovic-Talisman. Biological nanoparticles that are continuously shed by cells - namely extracellular vesicles (EVs) - are an emerging and exciting strategy for performing minimally invasive diagnoses. Because EVs are loaded with disease-specific molecules, they represent an excellent source of biomarkers. The project involves employing super-resolution microscopy approaches to characterize extracellular vesicles that contain disease-specific molecules. Ultimately, the goal is to develop a new platform to perform molecular level diagnoses for precision medicine.

About Dr. Jovanovic-Talisman: Tijana Jovanovic-Talisman, PhD is an Associate Professor in the department of Cancer Biology and Molecular Medicine. Her team is investigating biological processes that are critical to the progression of cancer and other diseases by using quantitative super-resolution microscopy.

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As a successful candidate, you will:

• Purify EVs from cultured cells and plasma using different analytical platforms.

• Perform imaging experiments using super-resolution microscopy.

• Complete image data analysis to characterize extracellular vesicles.

Your qualifications should include:

• A Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology, Biophysics, or a related discipline is required with no more than 3 years of postdoctoral training.

• Experience in quantitative microscopy, MATLAB programming, and extracellular vesicle research.

• Ability to carry out independent research and prepare manuscripts for publication.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with super-resolution microscopy is preferred.

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