Post Doctoral Scholar - Heart And Vascular Institute

Penn State College of Medicine

Hershey, PA, USA
On-site
Small animal cardiac structure and functional analysis
Perform coronary ligation surgeries
Small animal echocardiography
The Penn State College of Medicine is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Department of Heart and Vascular Institute, focusing on inflammatory immune responses related to cardiovascular diseases. The role involves conducting advanced research techniques and requires a strong background in molecular biology and laboratory practices

Job Summary

  • This position in Dr. Shyam Bansal’s laboratory will study the role of inflammatory immune responses in mediating cardiovascular diseases.
  • Our research spans from human to animal studies, employing novel imaging and electrophysiologic techniques such as flow cytometry, vesicular analysis, and echocardiography.
  • The candidate will also be expected to analyze the data collected and present the results in formal presentations, manuscripts, and grant applications.

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The Penn State College of Medicine is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Department of Heart and Vascular Institute, focusing on inflammatory immune responses related to cardiovascular diseases. The role involves conducting advanced research techniques and requires a strong background in molecular biology and laboratory practices.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • small animal cardiac structure and functional analysis
  • perform coronary ligation surgeries
  • small animal echocardiography
  • tissue harvesting, staining and flow analysis
  • isolate and perform analysis of exosomes
  • maintain cell line and perform assays
  • Western blotting assays
  • quantitative RT-PCR assays
  • transgenic mice colony maintenance
  • gel electrophoresis and PCR techniques
  • analyze and plot data

Nice-to-have

  • multidisciplinary approaches
  • novel imaging and electrophysiologic techniques
  • optimization of experimental procedures

Key Requirements

  • Doctoral degree
  • expertise in molecular biology
  • experience with in-vivo and in-vitro models of inflammation testing
  • experience with flow cytometry
  • experience with cell culture techniques
  • demonstrated ability to isolate and culture primary cells

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Not specified

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