Postdoc Research Associate - College of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences - Sant lab

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Posted: 05-May-23

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

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Academic/Faculty
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Internal Number: 4161886

Postdoc Research Associate - College of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences - Sant lab
Postdoc Research Associate - College of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences - Sant lab
Hiring Department: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1018601
Posting Close Date: May 25, 2023
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Position Summary
Our research focus is to develop physiologically relevant three-dimensional microenvironments with the goal to elucidate how microenvironmental factors drive cellular behaviors in disease progression and design strategies to halt such progression. The current NIH-funded project is focused on elucidating mechanisms of early-stage breast cancer progression and collective migration using tissue-engineered, microfluidic-based cancer models. Areas of interest for this position include cancer biology, pharmacology, and engineered disease models.
Duties & Responsibilities

Perform research related duties as directed by PI utilizing interdisciplinary biomaterial-, molecular/cell biology- and micro/nanotechnology-based approaches to achieve our research goals;

Keeping the accurate record of the experiments suitable for preparation grant progress reports and scientific papers

Prepare for publication papers describing the obtained results

Presenting the results at scientific meetings

Participate in the weekly lab meetings, Journal Clubs and common seminars of the Department and the Center

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Cancer biology or a related field.
• Must be able to develop innovative projects, design a hypothesis-driven experiments, develop new methods, interpret results independently, and maintain excellent documentation of the experiments performed and results obtained.
• Strong publication record and grant writing skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work closely with the scientists having different experience levels (undergraduate, MS/PhD students, and technicians).
• Strong background in molecular biology techniques including, but not limited to, real time quantitative PCR, western blots, co-immunoprecipitations, ELISA, cellular transfections, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemistry.
• Prior experience with in vivo tumor models, microfluidic on-chip systems, imaging and working experience in handling patient samples will be considered as strengths.

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