Nemours is seeking a Post Doctoral Fellow for the HTS Lab to join our team in Delaware.
As one of the nation´s premier pediatric health care systems, Nemours provides world-class clinical care in four states -- Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE, offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services covering more than 30 pediatric specialties. Ranked as one of the nation´s 25 Best Children´s Hospitals by Parents magazine in 2009, we care for thousands of children in the Delaware Valley, across the country and around the world. Extending the world-class care of the duPont Hospital for Children, the Nemours Children´s Clinic provides convenient community-based physician services and collaborative partnerships with health and hospital systems across the Delaware Valley. The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware seeks a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow for the High-Throughput Screening and Drug Discovery Lab in the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research. The successful candidate will conduct research aimed at discovering small molecules that reverse the loss of epigenetic control that promotes the progression of leukemias harboring MLL fusion proteins. The project will focus on inhibition of the interactions between the MLL fusion proteins and downstream effectors such as transcription factors and histone methyltransferases. The ultimate goal is to develop targeted therapeutic agents for MLL fusion-positive pediatric leukemias. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to become an expert on the relevant primary literature, and to play a significant role in developing project strategy. A successful outcome to the project will require the development and validation of biochemical and cell-based assays for High-Throughput Screening (HTS), and the identification and further characterization of active compounds discovered by HTS.1. Independent performance of experiments using a range of molecular biological, cell biological, and/or biochemical techniques and instruction and guidance to others in these techniques.2. Assist with maintenance and operations in the laboratory in which these studies occur.3. Data analysis and the production of oral and written reports, participation in team meetings at which the work will be discussed and planned.4. Write draft grant proposals and manuscripts.5. Assist the Lab Head in preparation of research proposals to external funding agencies.6. Participation in collaborative projects with other laboratories.JOB REQUIREMENTS: This position requires a Ph.D. in biochemistry, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences or a related field. Expertise is required in cell culture, biochemical techniques, assay development, and the use of biochemical and cell-based assays for compound testing. Experience in the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of small organic molecules would be a plus.Applicants can apply online at www.nemours.org or send resume to: Dr. Andrew Napper, Department of Biomedical Research, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 269, Wilmington, DE 19899.Nemours, an equal opportunity employer, is committed to focusing on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.Don´t miss out on important health care news and updates from Nemours - connect with us on... Facebook (Fan Page): www.facebook.com/pages/Nemours/90523951091?ref=ts YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/NemoursUpdates Twitter: www.twitter.com/nemours Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nemours/