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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Cell Biology - Cell Wound Repair - Seattle Washington
Company: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) Location: Seattle, Washington
Posted On: 04/24/2024
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Cell Biology - Cell Wound Repair Job ID 26274 Type Regular Full-Time Location US-WA-Seattle Category Laboratory Research Sciences Overview Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality. At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion. A postdoctoral position for a recent enthusiastic PhD graduate is available in the Parkhurst Lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. The Parkhurst Lab uses multidisciplinary approaches to study dynamic cytoskeleton processes in the regulation of normal developmental events and when mis-regulated in diseases/cancer. We are seeking a highly motivated postdoc candidate interested in investigating mechanisms of cell wound repair organization in the Drosophila model system. Further information on the lab's research projects can be found at: https://research.fredhutch.org/parkhurst/en.html Responsibilities The postdoc candidate will carry out independent research projects on the research area noted above and participate in lab meetings/journal clubs, as well as contribute to the smooth running of the lab. We are looking for candidates that can thrive in a fast paced environment, that value teamwork, that support diversity, and who are great communicators. Qualifications |
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