05 — Join us
The lab brings together chemists, biologists, biophysicists, and machine-learning researchers. The best people we've worked with were excited to learn the other half of the stack. Applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in science are especially encouraged to reach out.
We're hiring postdocs with backgrounds in chemistry, nucleic acid & protein biochemistry, condensate biophysics, or quantitative cell biology. The strongest applications combine deep technical strength in one area with genuine curiosity about the others.
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We accept graduate students through WashU's DBBS program and others. Prospective students should apply directly to one of these programs.
Once enrolled, reach out to Anita for a rotation.
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Non-WashU undergraduates are encouraged to apply to the SURGE program.
WashU undergraduates interested in committing at least two semesters (or a full summer + academic year) should e-mail Anita. Prior wet-lab or coding experience is helpful but not required — we look for curiosity, reliability, and openness to feedback.
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Values
Curiosity. Bring questions you find genuinely interesting; we'll figure out the methods together.
Rigor. Careful controls, honest statistics, and a default of sharing code and data.
Openness. Direct feedback in both directions, and a lab culture where people from all backgrounds belong.