Postdoc Opportunities in Genetics in United States

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is offering an NRSA postdoctoral research fellowship in the Genetic Epidemiology of Heart, Lung, and Blood Traits Program within the Department of Epidemiology at the Gillings School of Global Public Health. The fellowship focuses on genetic epidemiology of heart, lung, and blood traits, combining substantive and methodological training to investigate health and disease patterns and related phenotypes. The postdoctoral fellow will develop expertise...

This postdoctoral research associate position at Howard University focuses on federally funded research in cell-cell communication during tissue patterning using the fruit fly Drosophila as a model system. The successful candidate will join a research environment centered on the study of Notch signaling and its role in cell morphology . The appointee will work on ongoing projects, help advance an existing research direction, and also contribute to developing new lines of investigation under ment...

Postdoctoral Fellow: DNA Replication Stress in Cancer The Zou Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University School of Medicine is seeking a full-time postdoctoral fellow to investigate how DNA replication stress arises and functions in cancer cells. The project will examine the molecular mechanisms that drive replication stress and use those insights to support the development of new cancer therapies. The fellow will design and conduct experiments addressing ...

The Department of Physiology & Biophysics at Howard University College of Medicine is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to contribute to research on pregnancy-related disorders, including gestational diabetes mellitus, and the long-term effects on maternal and offspring health. The project is centered on understanding how these conditions may shape later outcomes such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The research uses a broad set of experimental approaches across primary cells, cell...

This postdoctoral position is based in Scarlet Shell’s lab in the Department of Biology & Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The project centers on how Mycobacterium tuberculosis manages the relationship between RNA metabolism and mutation tolerance, with a particular focus on the ways this pathogen mitigates fitness costs caused by mutations selected during antibiotic exposure and other infection-related stressors. The successful fellow will contribute to a research program...

The University of California, Irvine and the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation are offering a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in ophthalmology research through the School of Medicine. The fellowship is centered on the biology and pathology of the visual system and is designed for exceptional researchers working on innovative, interdisciplinary projects that connect medical science with chemical, biochemical, structural biology, and genetic approaches. Fellows will join the Brunson Center for ...

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Irvine is advertising occasional postdoctoral scholar opportunities throughout the year. The postdoctoral scholar will conduct research under the general oversight of a faculty mentor in a full-time training appointment designed to prepare candidates for future careers in academia, industry, government, or the nonprofit sector. This opening is based in the School of Medicine at UC Irvine and is centered on res...

This postdoctoral position at the University of California, Irvine sits in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics within the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health . The role is centered on developing and applying statistical and machine learning methods for high-dimensional data analysis , causal inference , and data integration . The appointee will work on methodological research while also collaborating with researchers across a broad range of biomedical areas. The projec...

The School of Animal Sciences at Virginia Tech is seeking a researcher at the postdoctoral associate or research assistant professor level to build a program in muscle growth biology . The position is based in Blacksburg, Virginia, and sits within Virginia Tech’s broader meat science and muscle biology environment. The successful candidate will develop research focused on skeletal muscle biology and animal growth , with possible emphasis on hormonal, cellular, molecular, metabolic, physiological...