Postdoctoral Research Associate
About The Position
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will focus on the pathogenesis of host pulmonary responses to injuries, including infectious agents. A central area of interest will be on host responses to injury that produce airways ectasia, e.g., bronchiectasis and/or bronchiolectasis. Topics of interest in this context would include: 1) the role of obstruction and luminal/epithelial hypoxia in pro-inflammatory/pro-ectatic airway responses; 2) the roles of anaerobic bacteria in the pathogenesis of ectasia; and 3) genes that both initiate and modify ectatic lung diseases. The studies will utilize high-content spatial transcriptomics and proteomics technologies, aerobic/anaerobic cell culture technologies, single-cell RNAseq technologies, Qpath/Visiopharm/site-based image analyses, murine studies, histology, qPCR, and interface with explanted human lungs for translational studies. Essential duties of the Postdoc include: Designing and carrying out studies; Analyzing and interpreting data; Publishing papers describing these results, all with the mentor.
Requirements
- Experience in Infectious Disease, Immunology, Pathology, Genetics, Cell and Molecular Physiology, or similar discipline required.
Nice To Haves
- Coursework or knowledge in infectious disease, immunology (particularly inflammation and innate immunity), cell and molecular physiology, and/or pathology of disease
- Experience and proficiency in some of the technologies described above, in particular imaging analyses
- Experience in mouse models of lung disease.
Responsibilities
- Designing and carrying out studies
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Publishing papers describing these results, all with the mentor.
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
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Number of Employees
11-50 employees
