Postdoctoral Research Associate
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
About the Role
The lab of Dr. Tommaso Cupido at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is seeking motivated, biology-inclined synthetic chemists to advance the field of RNA proximity-induced pharmacology.
Key Responsibilities
- Discovery, design, and development of small-molecule modulators.
- Utilizing novel screening and compound optimization platforms.
- Focusing on yet-to-be-drugged pathways and biological mechanisms that regulate RNA biology and gene expression in cancer.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Familiarity with multistep organic synthesis.
- Expertise in synthetic chemistry.
- Experience with chemical biology.
- Understanding of RNA biology and gene expression.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in chemistry, chemical biology, or related fields.
- At least one first-author peer-reviewed publication (accepted or close to being accepted).
This project will be conducted in the Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.