Posting Details
Posting Details
Job Title: Post-Doctoral Scholar
Requisition Number: DU13941
Department Name: 7H051Cardiovascular Research Center
Work Location: Lexington, KY
Salary Range: $40,000.00 - $75,564 per year
Type of Position: Temporary
Position Time Status: Full-Time
Required Education: PhD or terminal degree in a related field.
Required Related Experience:
• Experience performing experiments • Analyzing data • Assisting in the dissemination of results through abstracts and papers.
Required License/Registration: na
Physical Requirements:
• Moving and lifting objects from floor to above shoulders up to 25 pounds. • Standing and sitting at computer terminals and laboratory bench completing repetitive tasks for extensive periods of time. • Continuous working with materials requiring personal protective equipment in accord with EH&S policy.
Shift: Primarily Days, Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm, some evenings and weekends may be required due to experimentation.
Job Summary
The Saha CVRC is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar who will be working in Dr. Congqing Wus lab. The Wu lab is focused on how the immune system defends-and sometimes harms-the body. We investigate how inflammasome-activated pyroptosis releases tissue factor positive microvesicles that trigger coagulation and drive pathology in infection and sterile inflammation using in vivo models. Our recent work uncovered NINJ1, a key mediator of plasma membrane rupture as a potential target to block inflammation and thrombosis. We combine molecular biology in vivo models and data science approaches to study the role of immune response and clotting in diseases with vascular pathology like sepsis, aortic dissection, and fibrosis. Postdocs will engage in exciting research, data analysis, and publications with support from new R01 funding. We seek motivated early career postdoctoral scholar with curiosity in immunity and thrombosis and commitment in uncovering mechanisms linking inflammation and coagulation with the potential to impact human health. For more details about our work, please refer to DOI 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.04.003 DOI 10.7554/eLife.91329.3.
Contact: Dr. Congqing Wu at cwu3@uky.edu with any questions.
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Knowledge Abilities
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No
Preferred Education/Experience
Deadline to Apply: 12/23/26
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