| Position ID: | Duke-BME-DUKECHILKOTI1 [#24867, 3820] |
| Position Title: | Postdoctoral Associate |
| Position Type: | Postdoctoral |
| Position Location: | Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States [map] |
| Subject Area: | Biomedical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering |
| Appl Deadline: | (posted 2023/05/18, listed until 2023/11/18) |
| Position Description: |
| Duke Postdoc in Bioengineering: Global Health-Inspired "Bench-to-Bedside" Diagnostics Research MISSION STATEMENT: We are on a mission to democratize access to comprehensive breast cancer diagnostics to all corners of the globe. Personalized breast cancer therapies, though transformative for patient outcomes, require precise tumor biomarker data, but such advanced diagnostic pathology is often unavailable in resource-limited settings. To address this unmet need, our Bioengineering laboratory at Duke University is creating portable, affordable diagnostic technologies for sustainable use in such areas, potentially unlocking access to personalized breast cancer therapy worldwide, even where healthcare infrastructure is lacking, which would have major impact on global cancer care. WHAT YOU’LL DO: We’re seeking exceptional candidates for a Post-Doctoral Researcher position (PhD in Engineering or equivalent scientific discipline) to advance our NIH-funded research that is dedicated to the mission above. Specifically, your work will focus on developing and refining innovative “point of care” diagnostic technology aimed at molecular and cellular evaluation of breast cancer tissue specimens, and then translating this technology to patient specimens at Duke University Hospital and then deploying it for clinical studies involving end-users at one of our collaborating hospitals in Tanzania. Throughout the process you will apply engineering principles for iterative optimization of the technology, incorporating input from close collaboration with clinical partners. The underlying diagnostic technology is described in the following representative publications:
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