St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Location Memphis, TN Category Postdoc Department Center for Leukemia Studies Shift Weekday Day Position Type Full Time Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Req # JR7851 Job Description A postdoctoral research associate position is available in the lab of Alyssa Kennedy. We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to study the mechanisms of clonal evolution and leukemic transformation in inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, with a focus on Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS). The lab studies how somatic adaptation shapes disease trajectory, why certain clones are compensatory while others are pre-malignant, and whether therapeutic genome editing can shift that balance. Projects span primary patient samples, iPSC cell line models, CRISPR/base-editing screens, and single-cell genomics, with direct access to a clinical bone marrow failure program. Qualifications Required: PhD, MD, or MD/PhD (or expected within six months) in hematology,...