Postdoctoral Associate – Nima Sharifi Laboratory
Core
Investigate fundamental mechanisms of human biology, biochemistry, metabolism, genetics, and medicinal/analytical chemistry to define biochemical and clinical behavior of genitourinary cancers and identify new therapeutic strategies.
Role type
Postdoctoral Associate (Research Scientist)
Builds
New mechanistic insights into endocrine physiology, drug resistance, and steroid metabolism; novel pharmacologic vulnerabilities for cancer therapy.
Domain
Oncology / Endocrinology / Biochemistry / Metabolism
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Mechanistic discovery, metabolic and molecular analysis, genetic analysis, clinical validation, drug discovery, steroid metabolism expertise
Preferred skills
Experience in hormone therapy resistance, androgen synthesis, glucocorticoid resistance, clinical trial design
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Conduct mechanistic discovery on metabolic and molecular mechanisms of androgen synthesis; discover new mechanisms of endocrine physiology; perform clinical validation in patients and trials; identify targets for new pharmacologic therapies; engage in drug discovery for novel therapeutic targets.
Seniority
Postdoctoral
