Senior Research Scientist

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Allergies, Analysis Skills, Assays, Biology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cell Analysis, Cell Cultures, Cloning, Data Analysis, Disease, Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR), Editing, Experiment Design, Functional Analysis, IP (Internet Protocol), Immunology, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Nucleic Acid, Real-time PCR (qPCR), Rheumatology, Scientific Research, Strategic Analysis
LOCATION
Pittsburgh, PA
POSTED
30+ days ago

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Senior Research Scientist

The University of Pittsburghs School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology seeks a Senior Research Scientist in Pittsburgh, PA. Duties include: (i) independently leading scientific research projects and supervising trainees and research activities; (ii) High-level molecular biology, including sequencing and sample/library preparation; (iii) working with murine models of immune dysregulation, including asthma, neuroinflammation, autoinflammation, infection, and cardiovascular disease; (iv) immune cells functional assays; (v) cloning and transfection; and (vi) screening primary patient cells for disease-causing mutations.

Must have a PhD degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Biology, Immunology or a related field plus three (3) years of experience in a related position.

Experience must include three (3) years working with: (i) Human immunology research, including primary human immune cell isolation, culture, stimulation, gene editing, and functional analysis; (ii) Murine models of inflammation, allergy, and atherogenesis, including designing and conducting in vivo experiments and processing a wide range of tissues (aorta, lungs, GI, skin) for immunologic analysis, histological analysis, and specialized staining (i.e. aortic plaque staining); (iii) Multiparameter flow cytometry, including experimental design, panel development, compensation, gating strategies, and data analysis; (iv) Molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extraction, qPCR, ddPCR, RNA-seq; (v) Gene-expression manipulation using lentiviral systems, including viral particles production and transduction for stable knockdown, knockout, or overexpression; (vi) Functional in vitro assays with mammalian cell lines, including evaluation of cell activation, viability, proliferation, cytokine production, etc; and (vii) handling, shaving, and injecting (IV, IP, intradermal) mice and processing broad range of tissues.

Experience can be concurrent.

Apply at https://www.join.pitt.edu, #26003015.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer.

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Senior Research Scientist

The University of Pittsburghs School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology seeks a Senior Research Scientist in Pittsburgh, PA. Duties include: (i) independently leading scientific research projects and supervising trainees and research activities; (ii) High-level molecular biology, including sequencing and sample/library preparation; (iii) working with murine models of immune dysregulation, including asthma, neuroinflammation, autoinflammation, infection, and cardiovascular disease; (iv) immune cells functional assays; (v) cloning and transfection; and (vi) screening primary patient cells for disease-causing mutations.

Must have a PhD degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Biology, Immunology or a related field plus three (3) years of experience in a related position.

Experience must include three (3) years working with: (i) Human immunology research, including primary human immune cell isolation, culture, stimulation, gene editing, and functional analysis; (ii) Murine models of inflammation, allergy, and atherogenesis, including designing and conducting in vivo experiments and processing a wide range of tissues (aorta, lungs, GI, skin) for immunologic analysis, histological analysis, and specialized staining (i.e. aortic plaque staining); (iii) Multiparameter flow cytometry, including experimental design, panel development, compensation, gating strategies, and data analysis; (iv) Molecular biology techniques, including nucleic acid extraction, qPCR, ddPCR, RNA-seq; (v) Gene-expression manipulation using lentiviral systems, including viral particles production and transduction for stable knockdown, knockout, or overexpression; (vi) Functional in vitro assays with mammalian cell lines, including evaluation of cell activation, viability, proliferation, cytokine production, etc; and (vii) handling, shaving, and injecting (IV, IP, intradermal) mice and processing broad range of tissues.

Experience can be concurrent.

Apply at https://www.join.pitt.edu, #26003015.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer.

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Must have a PhD degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Biology, Immunology or a related field plus three years of experience in a related position.

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The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.

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