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Our research lab at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and the Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, focuses on developing and applying computational approaches to study Protein-Protein Interactions (PPIs). These approaches examine the molecular biophysics and interaction pathways of PPIs at both molecular and systems-wide levels. The below criteria generally apply for the corresponding positions. Please contact Dr. Zhao for most recent position availabilities.

Postdoc Fellow

You have doctoral research in bioinformatics, computational biophysics, computer science, or other related computational sciences fields. You are a motivated researcher, passionate to discover the world and deliver some independent research. You are eager to learn or apply the state-of-art ML/AI methods to biology questions and you want to build a career in computational biology or biophysics.

PhD Student

You hold a B.S. or M.S. in physics, chemistry, biology, computer science or related majors. You have programming experience and are willing to develop more. You are fascinated about how life phenomena happen and driven by how diseases form. If yes, contact us and let's explore together!

Lab Technician

You hold a B.S. or M.S. in bioinformatics or computer science, with programming experience in C/C++, Python or Perl (experience with Perl or building web servers is a bonus). You’re curious about gaining more exposure to ML/AI-led interdisciplinary research before deciding on a PhD or industry path. You write comments in your codes.

Located in Galveston, Texas – a beautiful island just south of Houston, UTMB has the first medical school in Texas and the nation’s first public medical school and hospital under unified leadership. It is involved in the world-class biomedical research community – Texas Medical Center (TMC) – the largest medical complex in the world. There are exceptional opportunities for scientific research and career development. For example, students at UTMB have shared educational resources with other members of TMC. There are multiple local predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships available as well.