A Postdoctoral Position is available in Dr. Sood's Laboratory in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology.

The trainee will be responsible for conducting experiments, recording and analyzing data, maintaining a laboratory notebook/records in accordance with lab policy, and attending regular lab meetings.

The projects will be laboratory-based, focusing on tissue culture, extracellular vesicles, the tumor microenvironment, molecular biology techniques, data analysis, figure design, and preparation, as well as animal work. The work will be manuscript-driven, with the goal of contributing to high-quality publications.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Extracellular vesicles

-Biology

-Terapeutic applicability

-Molecular biology techniques (isolation, characterization)

-In vivo techniques (models, surgery, treatment)

Tumor microenvironment

-Biology as it relates to extracelluar vesicles and interplay between the two.

-Identify adaptive changes in the tumor microenvironment in response to targeted therapies.

-Identify adaptive changes in the tumor microenvironment in response to targeted therapies.

-Study potential therapeutic interventions to take advantage of findings.

-Molecular biology techniques (in vitro assays for growth, viability, drug sensitivity, etc.)

-In vivo techniques (models, surgery, treatment)

Data analysis

-Large data-set mining

-Statistical considerations for in vitro and in vivo work.

Figure design and preparation

-Designing impactful figures

-Software and data techniques for preparing figures methodically.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

PhD

ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION

https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/labs/sood-laboratory.html

POSITION INFORMATION

MD Anderson offers full-time postdoc positions with a salary ranging from $64,000 to $76,000 (https://trainees.mdanderson.org/apply/mdaPostdoctoralFellowStipendFY24.pdf) . depending on the number of years of postgraduate experience. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center offers excellent benefits (https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/employee-benefits/insurance-0/eligibility) , including medical, dental, paid time off (https://www.mdanderson.org/about-md-anderson/employee-resources/leave.html) , retirement (https://www.utsystem.edu/offices/employee-benefits/ut-retirement-program/voluntary-retirement-programs) , tuition benefits, educational opportunities, and individual and team recognition12/31/2025