美国伊利诺大学芝加哥分校神经退行性疾病博士后职位

美国伊利诺大学芝加哥分校神经退行性疾病博士后职位

POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

University of Illinois at Chicago

Description:

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Neurodegenerative Diseases

Reports to: Principal Investigator (Dr. Mary Jo LaDu within the LaDu Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine)

Supervision(May supervise any or all of the following) : Doctoral and Medical Student Trainees, undergraduate students, and technical research staff

Job Summary

This position of research scientist focuses to serve the development and application of scientific techniques to address the cause of the increased risk for Alzheimer's disease in females who carry the APOE4 gene.

Duties:

Job Responsibilities

  Design specific treatment paradigms to determine the effect of therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a mouse model of AD.

  Performs experiments for biochemical and immunohistochemical analysis using mouse models and human tissue samples.

  Develop and test protocols for various imaging techniques in mouse sections.

  Knowledgeable in compound delivery via various routes such as intra- peritoneal, intra-thecal, oral gavage and sub-cutaneous method.

  Oversee experimental design development and implementation, analysis and interpretation of data, and manuscript preparation in collaboration with senior research faculty and research staff.

  Work with postdoctoral fellows, mentor doctoral and medical student trainees and undergraduate students; participate in the oversight of laboratory activities.

  In collaboration with the PI, write grant applications for extramural funding; prepare and submit research reports describing findings.

Author publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations of papers to professional societies

Qualifications:

Job Knowledge & Skills, Education, Experience

PhD or MD in Biomedical Science, Cell Biology, Biochemistry or related degree/field required. A minimum of three years' related research experience required.

Working Conditions

General lab and office environments. Requires sitting for extended periods of time, standing, visual acumen, manual dexterity and familiarity of all software required for the maintenance, analysis and presentation of data and text pertaining to each project the applicant oversees.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.