Research Associate- MCG-Immunology Center of GA

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Research Associate- MCG-Immunology Center of GA

Augusta University

Regular

Full-Time

293708

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The Immunology Center of Georgia (IMMCG) represents a new initiative by the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University to leverage the ability of the immune system to combat disease. The IMMCG will accomplish this by assembling teams of biomedical researchers with strong records of scientific innovation and technological development. The IMMCG will be co‑directed by world‑class immunologists Drs. Catherine, Lynn, Hedrick and Klaus Ley, both of whom have made major discoveries linking immune cells to specific mechanisms of disease.

The goal of the IMMCG is to produce novel and effective treatments for conditions that heavily impact the communities of Georgia and the United States. The new center is aggressively recruiting faculty and staff to lead projects focused on cardiovascular disease, obesity and metabolic disorders, autoimmune and infectious disease, neurodegenerative disease and cancer.

Performs work related to Bioinformatics analyses in the field of cardiovascular.

In this role, you will work under the leadership of Dr. Redouane Aherrahrou.

• Design and perform Bioinformatics analyses in the field of cardiovascular genomics, such as GWAS, molecular QTL, drug screening, biomarker identification, precision medicine, Single‑cell RNA and ATACseq, and Single‑cell CRISPR screening techniques.
• Maintain research database, communicate well with other laboratory members, and work well as part of a team.
• Collaborate with computational and wet‑lab biologists for mechanism elucidation.
• Prepare written and oral presentations of results for the team and the public.
• Maintain and organize large amounts of genetic data and summary statistics.
• Supervise junior members in the lab.
• Assist PI for writing publications and grant applications.
• Perform all other job‑related duties as assigned by PI.

• Ma…