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Please email all application materials to hwphillips@stanford.edu
The Phillips Pediatric Research and Innovations in the Molecular Genetics of Epilepsy (P2RIME) laboratory lead by H. Westley Phillips, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery is seeking a highly motivated, pioneering and collaborative postdoctoral scholar to join our dynamic team to develop novel approaches to elucidate the genetic underpinnings of epilepsy.
The postdoctoral fellow will be immersed in an environment ripe for innovation with access to cutting-edge tools and renowned senior collaborators to study the molecular mechanisms of epilepsy. This combined with the lab’s unique access to both patients and their pathologic tissue, will afford the postdoctoral scholar ample opportunity to contribute to our understanding of the role of brain-limited somatic mutations in epilepsy pathogenesis and seizure propagation. Furthermore, the scholar will be uniquely positioned to establish novel approaches for molecular genetic discoveries through next generation sequencing technologies with implications for precision medicine and targeted therapeutic strategies.
Additionally, all projects offer opportunities for co-mentoring with our collaborators in the neurology, psychiatry, bioengineering and pediatrics departments.
• Have acquired formal training during a neuroscience laboratory based doctoral study in molecular and cellular biology, genomics and data analysis tools.
• Be collaborative, collegial and curious with a tenacious work-ethic.
• Holders of a PhD and/or MD are welcome to apply.
• Qualified non-US residents/citizens are also welcome to apply.
• Curriculum Vitae that includes your education, training and publication history
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Cover letter outlining how your research interests will be pursued during your training at Stanford.