Join the Mendoza Lab
Join the Mendoza Lab
The Mendoza lab is looking for enthusiastic, hard-working, self-motivated experimental and computational scientists interested in the signaling mechanisms of cancer cell invasion. Our laboratory is part of a greater HCI cell biology neighborhood that utilizes recent advances in imaging technology to probe and understand cancer cell behavior (includes the laboratories of Ben Myers, Rod Stewart, and Katie Ullman. In addition, the collaborative HCI and Comprehensive Cancer Center provide access to experts in pre-clinical cancer models and translational science, a great boon to efforts to understand the mechanisms of cell invasion in vivo.
The Huntsman Cancer Institute, on the University of Utah campus, overlooks the Salt Lake Valley. It is an outdoor enthusiasts paradise, with short commutes to state and national parks, camping, climbing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, skiing, and more.
Postdoctoral fellows
Please email Michelle Mendoza and include a CV and cover letter describing your research interests. Three letters of reference will be requested.
Graduate students
The lab takes students through the Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering programs at the University of Utah.
Technicians
All open positions are listed through the University of Utah's Human Resources website.
Affiliations
- Department of Oncological Sciences
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Cancer Biology and Microenvironment Program
- Lung Center of Excellence
- Computational Oncology Research Initiative
- Molecular Biology Graduate Program
Collaborations
Mechanobiology: The Mendoza lab has a funded collaboration with the Weiss lab in the Biomedical Engineering department. This collaboration applies computational modeling and experimental stretching of lung tissue to understand the biomechanical signals involved in lung tumor growth.
Pollution and lung cancer: The Mendoza has lab a funded collaboration with Drs. Judy Ou and Chen Chen in Population Health Sciences to understand and target the cancer-promoting signals in particulate matter pollution.
Pathology: Support is also provided by Dr. Lyska Emerson in the Department of Pathology.