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Inquiries are always welcome from motivated, collaborative individuals who have a passion for science. We provide a team-oriented and rigorous working environment, a laser-like focus (hilarious microscopy pun definitely intended) on advancing your career goals, leading-edge scientific questions and techniques, and ample funding to pursue your most creative experimental ideas. We are excited to have as our new home the incredibly collaborative and well-funded Department of Cell, Developmental, & Integrative Biology in the rapidly growing, basic science-driven UAB Heersink School of Medicine, located in the diverse, progressive, scenic, and affordable city of Birmingham, with easy access to the beautiful outdoors. Please reach out to Dr. Saxena for further information.
Postdoctoral Positions:
Multiple postdoctoral positions are available! Please email the following to Dr. Saxena:
CV
List of three references
A short description of:
your general research interests.
why you'd like to work with us in particular.
what accomplishments you're most proud of/what makes you stand out as a candidate.
Experience with zebrafish, high-resolution microscopy, and/or quantitative developmental/cell biology is helpful but not required. Those things can be taught, and our group is quite adept at teaching them. We're much more interested in your ideas, interests, big-picture goals, motivation, and overall potential. Please note that generic applications (i.e., not providing the information requested above) will not be considered.
Prospective Graduate Students:
General inquiries (e.g., about the program, if our lab will have openings, etc.) are welcome, but please include specific details about what you’re interested in and why you'd like to potentially work with us. Generic/mass emails are not likely to receive a response. Additionally, please note that we do not accept graduate students directly — information about our graduate program is found here.
Current UAB Graduate & MSTP Students: Multiple rotation spots are available! Please email Dr. Saxena for details.
Undergraduate Students:
Multiple positions are available. We look for enthusiasm, maturity, reliability, a strong work ethic, and a willingness to learn and work as part of a team. Please email Dr. Saxena for details.
Outreach
We take seriously our commitment to the public good and are appreciative of the taxpayer-based funding that makes our research possible. As a postdoc at Caltech (ages ago!), Dr. Saxena organized and led outreach efforts such as 'Lab Tours' for the general public at several levels -- middle & high school students from disadvantaged communities, Caltech undergrads, local philanthropists, and many others. We significantly expanded that tradition of community involvement in the Saxena Lab, where we have an effective (and really fun!) workflow for demonstrating in vivo cell and developmental biology to visitors. Dr. Saxena also founded a growing “Science on the Move” outreach program that brings in vivo biology directly into underserved communities, reducing barriers and reaching kids in environments (parks, schools, etc.) where they are comfortable. Please contact us to set up a visit to our lab or request that we come out to your school or neighborhood organization.
Donate
If you'd like to support our efforts investigating stem cell and cancer behavior in vivo, please contact Dr. Saxena for information about how to route a donation via UAB. Resulting publications will acknowledge all sources of funding.
Thanks for your interest in our work!