Location: IU School of Medicine

Department: IUSM - Medicine - Hematology/Oncology

Campus: IU School of Medicine Indianapolis

Position Announcement:

A postdoctoral position in the laboratory of Dr. Walker is available to work in translational research studies in multiple myeloma. Dr. Walker has an international reputation in the area of genomics and epigenetics of multiple myeloma and seeks a highly motivated individual with a PhD in the area of cell and molecular biology, genomics, epigenetics, cancer biology or related fields to apply. This position will play a key role in determining the function of common mutations in multiple myeloma. The successful candidate will use genomic, epigenetic, and cellular studies to determine the mechanisms leading to aberrant RNA processing in multiple myeloma.
Duties or techniques may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Cell sorting by flow cytometry or magnetic
  beads
• Cell culture
• Lentiviral transduction
• Generation of vectors and reagents
• Western blotting, cellular and protein
  analysis.
• ChIP-seq
• CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenesis
• Animal models
• Drug sensitivity assays
• Maintaining accurate records of
  experiments and results
• Communicating with other team members
  and senior departmental members
• Presenting data locally and at national and
  international meetings

Relevant publications:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29884741/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32079689/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31988198/

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