3 statistician senior jobs found in Ann Arbor, MI

Summary The University of Michigan's Department of Radiation Oncology is seeking a Biostatistician to support our research efforts. Mission Statement The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future. Responsibilities* We are building a dynamic multidisciplinary team to explore the clinical and genetic determinants of cancer immunotherapy effectiveness and build predictive models for cancer outcomes. Responsibilities will include validating, standardizing, and analyzing massive databases of clinicogenomic data from national cancer cohorts, generating new insights on cancer therapy effectiveness and identifying new hypotheses for randomized clinical trials. Specific projects include but are not limited to interrogating a...

How to Apply Interested applicants please submit (1) a letter of interest that describes your specific interest in the position and your relevant skills and experience; (2) a curriculum vita; (3) contact information for three references.  Submit your application via this site. Informal questions and inquiries are welcome prior to applying and should be sent to Prof. Beverly Strassmann (bis@umich.edu).   Summary The Strassmann Lab in the Department of Anthropology and the Institute for Social Research is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to work with genomic data from from placental tissue collected from the Dogon of Mali, West Africa.  Our group studies the epigenetic mechanisms in the placenta that transfer information about maternal nutrition to offspring and that play a role in the developmental origins of non-communicable diseases.  We focus on genomic imprinting, which is a mechanism of epigenetic regulation that represses genes on the maternal...

Summary The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes a lethal syndrome (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) characterized by CD4+ T cell depletion and resultant immunodeficiency. HIV has caused a worldwide epidemic that has killed millions of people and continues to infect about 40,000 people each year in this country. The long-term goal of our research program is to provide improved treatments for people with HIV/AIDS. Existing therapies are highly effective at rendering viral particles non-infectious and thus reducing viral loads. However none of the current drugs are capable of destroying infected cells. Many infected cells have short half-lives and die within days or months. Others, however, remain in a state that is resistant to the immune system and can persist for years. To provide better therapies, our focus has been on understanding the molecular mechanisms of viral persistence within cellular reservoirs. The development of drugs that will inhibit these pathways will...