CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Scholar - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Penn State University ParkFull-time2025-03-21 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Investigate the behavior of individual molecules and bio-molecular condensates in living cells using single-molecule super-resolution imaging, advanced lattice light sheet microscopy, and computational methods to study gene regulation.

Role type

Postdoctoral Researcher (Biochemistry/Molecular Biology)

Builds

Research on molecular mechanisms of transcription, genome organization, and bio-molecular condensation in live cells.

Domain

Biophysics / Molecular Biology / Genomics

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Single-molecule imaging, Fluorescence microscopy, Quantitative modeling, Biochemistry, DNA/RNA imaging in live mammalian cells

Preferred skills

Study of bio-molecular condensates, Development of imaging and computational methods

Technologies

Single-molecule super-resolution imaging, Lattice light sheet microscopy

Responsibilities

Visualize dynamic molecule clusters during gene expression; Study the formation and function of transcriptional condensates; Investigate dynamics and function of transcriptional condensates in health and disease using mouse embryonic stem cells and mouse erythroid leukemia cells.

Seniority

Postdoctoral Scholar