Postdoctoral Fellow - Computational Biophysics and Drug Design

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

A Postdoctoral Fellow position is available in the lab of Dr. Nagarajan Vaidehi of the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. Our laboratory focuses on developing physics-based computational methods to study protein structure, dynamics, and drug design.

For more information about Dr. Vaidehi's lab, please visit here.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Develop and apply Bayesian Network machine learning methods to analyze the dynamics of G-protein coupled receptors to uncover allosteric regulation that enables design of allosteric modulators.
• Develop design principles of targeted protein degradation in collaboration with Pharma.
• Have an opportunity to participate in a multidisciplinary research environment.

Your qualifications should include:

• A Ph.D. degree in Chemistry or Physics or Biochemistry with experience in protein dynamics studies.
• Knowledge about concepts in statistical thermodynamics, in python scripting and C++ programming.

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with Molecular Dynamics methods and experience in code development.

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City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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