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    Post-Doctoral Fellow - Richmond, United States - State of Virginia

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    Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action university providing access to education and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.


    Position Summary:
    A Post-Doctoral Fellow position is immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Emmanuel Skordalakes at VCU, Massey Cancer center.

    The laboratory studies protein, nucleic acid assemblies that participate in the replication and maintenance of telomeres and have been implicated in a host of diseases including cancer.

    Areas of interest include the telomere replication and maintenance nucleoprotein complexes telomerase, CST and shelterin.

    We use a multidisciplinary approach involving biochemical, biophysical and cell based assays to address mechanistic questions related to the function of the above protein-nucleic acid assemblies.

    Our goal is to understand how telomeres are replicated, how shelterin and CST regulate this process and how dysfunction of these complexes leads to human disease.

    Information obtained from these studies will be used to identify activity modulators of telomerase and associated complexes as potential therapeutics for cancer and age-related diseases.


    Required Qualifications:

    • Recently Acquired or will be acquiring a Ph.
    D. in Biochemistry, Structural Biology, or a related field

    • Have a record of peer-reviewed publications
    • Must have a demonstrated commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion in past experiences or a commitment to do so as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at VCU
    Additional information regarding our research program can be found at the laboratory's web sites:


    Interested applicants should e-mail their CV along with a cover letter briefly describing their research accomplishments and current research interests to Emmanuel Skordalakes, Ph.

    D., Associate Professor ).


    The School of Medicine continuously strives for our workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and social milieu of the communities we serve.

    All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.


    This is a restricted position with no set end date and continued employment is dependent upon project need, availability of funding, and performance.


    VCU is committed to hiring veterans VCU will include a veteran's period(s) of military service in the calculation of their annual leave accrual rate.

    This may provide veterans with an increased leave accrual


    ORP Eligible:
    Yes

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