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The Life Sciences Division has an exciting opportunity for a Biologist Postdoctoral Fellow to use cultured human cells to study mammary gland biology and breast cancer. Identify the consequences of intrinsic and microenvironmental changes on cell growth, organization, and function. Design and perform experiments utilizing molecular biology, biochemistry, and immunohistochemistry to understand regulation of cell growth, cell survival, and telomerase activity in finite lifespan and immortally transformed cells.

As a Postdoc, you will:

• Participate in project using cultured human cells to characterize the consequences of radiation and/or aberrantly expressed genes on breast cell growth, organization, and function.
• Design and perform experiments utilizing molecular biology, biochemistry, and immunohistochemistry to understand regulation of cell growth, organization, and function in finite lifespan, immortally, and tumorigenically transformed cells.
• Prepare results for publication in scientific journals and presentations at seminars.

• Recent Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology or related field.
• Ability to work with guidance of principal investigator and collaborators.
• Ability to conduct experiments independently, maintain appropriate records and manage data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Demonstrated ability to manipulate and utilize recombinant DNA.
• Demonstrated skill utilizing molecular genetic and cell biology tools for analyzing gene function.
• Familiarity with generation and analysis of gene expression data.
• Experience in culture of human cells.

To apply: http://cjo.lbl.gov/LBNLCareers/details.asp?jid=23489&p=1

Berkeley Lab is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to the development of a diverse workforce.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is located in the San Francisco Bay Area on a 200-acre site in the hills above the University of California’s Berkeley campus and is managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy.  A leader in science and engineering research for 75 years, Berkeley Lab is the oldest of the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratories. In addition to the intellectual and cultural advantages of being a member of the LBNL community, we offer employees in career and term appointments excellent terms and conditions of employment, outstanding health and welfare benefits, and programs for a secure retirement that are considered to be among the finest.