• Postdoctoral Fellow, Basic Science & Transitional…

    UTMB Health (Galveston, TX)


    Postdoctoral Fellow, Basic Science & Transitional Research

     

    Galveston, Texas, United States

     

    New

     

    Training & Education

     

    UTMB Health

     

    Requisition # 2505704

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    The postdoctoral fellow will conduct, report and present research in his/her field of study under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This is a training position and is not expected to be a permanent position.

    ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

    + Culture of human and bacterial cells and preparation of co-infection experiments

    + Isolation and quantification of bacterial DNA and RNA

    + Preparation of human and bacterial samples for proteomic and metabolomic analyses

    + Microfluidic organ-on-chip fabrication

    + Collaborate with wet-lab teams on organ-on-chip simulations.

    + Integrate genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and functional assay data into biological networks.

    + Identification of biomarkers and therapeutic targets for preterm birth.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

    Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field. Scientific research experience

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

    + Experience in isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles and

    + Knowledge and experience of working with organ-on-chip microfluidic devices and bioinformatics.

    + Experience with analyzing multi-omics data for developing predictive models.

    + Ability to link computational outputs with experimental insights.

    + Background in preterm birth research and feto-maternal interface biology.

    + Experience curating training datasets from literature/experiments.

    SALARY:

    Commensurate with experience.

    EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

    UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

     

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