Postdoctoral Fellow PhD - Urology
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Location: Houston, TX
- Job Number: 7368564 (Ref #: 25877-en_US)
- Posting Date: Newly posted
Job Description
Summary
The Jorgez Laboratory in the Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow PhD to join an NIH-funded research program investigating the molecular and developmental mechanisms underlying testicular dysfunction and infertility in a Wnt4 conditional knockout (Wnt4-cKO) mouse model. This position offers the opportunity to work at the interface of developmental biology, reproductive endocrinology, and cutting-edge spatial and 3D imaging technologies, within a collaborative, well-resourced research environment in the Texas Medical Center.
Baylor College of Medicine typically follows similar to the NIH stipulated stipend guidelines for Postdoctoral Associates.
Job Duties
- Designs and executes experiments using mouse models that includes breeding colony management and genotyping.
- Performs advanced 3D and spatial imaging (confocal, LSFM, Xenium spatial transcriptomics) and associated computational image analysis.
- Conducts cellular and molecular assays including, immunohistochemistry, proteomic profiling, and tissue-derived cell culture-based functional studies.
- Analyzes, interprets, and presents complex multimodal datasets integrating imaging, transcriptomic, and proteomic data.
- Prepares manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication and contribute to grant progress reports and future funding applications.
- Maintains reagents and supply for experiments.
- Teaches techniques, procedures, and experimental design to other members of the lab.
- Communicates research results in group meetings, national or international conferences.
- Plans, directs, and conducts research experiments.
- Develops research techniques and perform applications required for specific research projects
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
- No experience required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with advanced 3D imaging modalities (light sheet fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy) and/or spatial transcriptomics platforms (e.g., Xenium, Visium).
- Background in male reproductive biology, testicular development, or endocrinology.
- Experience with bioinformatic analysis of transcriptomic or proteomic datasets.
- Experience with animal surgical techniques (e.g., orchidopexy models).
- Experience working on the Wnt/Bcatenin signaling pathway.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
