POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

Company: Duke University
Location: Durham
Posted on: September 16, 2020

Job Description:

School of Medicine: Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked tenth among its peers, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where traditional barriers are low, interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced, and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve humanhealth locally and around the globe. Comprised of 2,400 faculty physicians and researchers, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing and Duke University Health System create Duke Health. Duke Health is a world-class health care network. Founded in 1998 to provide efficient, responsive care, the health system offers a full network of health services and encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Private Diagnostic Clinic, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations. The Tata lab in the Department ofCell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine has two openings forpostdoctoral researchers to study cellular plasticity mechanisms in lung injuryrepair and tumorigenesis. We seek to understand the genetic andepigeneticbasis of organ regenerat ion and tumorigenesis. We study the properties ofstem/progenitor cells i n diverse epithelial tissues (with a primary focus onlung) and their rel ationships with neighboring tissues in pathophysiologicalconditions. We utilize in vivo mousegenetics, live imaging, 3D organoids, geno me-wide Cas9/Crispr based functionalgenetic screening, and next generati on sequencing technologies to study thebehavior of tissues at single cel l level. We offer an inspiring intellectual,collaborative and multidisci plinary research environment to support your careergoals and provide acc ess to state-of-the-art facilities. Candidates withbackground knowledge and hands-on experience in transcriptionalregulation, 3D-organoids and b ioinformatics skills are particularly welcome. Forinformation about the lab and the PI, please visit: https://www.cellbio.duke.edu/purushothama-rao-tata/. ( or) https://thetatalab.com/Principal respons ibilitiesfor this position include the following:---Designand p erform experiments. Analyze, interpret and discuss experimental data wit hPI. ---Apply for funding (both postdoctoral and contribute to larger lab grants).---Writeand submi t manuscripts.---Helpother lab members particularly graduate and undergraduate studen ts.

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