Summary

A postdoctoral research associate in Synthetic Organic/Medicinal Chemistry is available at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. The successful candidate is expected to have recently obtained PhD degree and a track record of publications in the field. The main job duty is to design and synthesize compounds targeting biologically/pharmaceutically important proteins for the treatment of cancer, stroke and other diseases. In addition, he/she will receive training in computational drug design, biochemistry and cell biology techniques for testing compound activities. Find the research interests, project descriptions and recent publications at the PI's website: https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/yongcheng-song-31069 The position is immediately available.

Job Duties

• Designs and synthesizes compounds that are potential inhibitors of chemical probes of proteins implicated in cancer or other diseases.
• Analyzes experimental data and report results.
• Writes technical reports and manuscripts. 

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD degree in organic chemistry or closely related chemistry.