Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate

This job is open only for recent graduate applicants with PhD or applicants that expect to graduate from  PhD program soon. Bonus, if there is a background in liver disease, toxicology, or pharmaceutical  sciences.

The laboratory is located in the Hoffman Medical Research Building. Animal rooms and core state- of the  art research facilities are on campus equipped with genomics cores for single cell studies and  immunology facilities with flow cytometry analyzer, FACs and magnetic sorters, confocal microscopy,  etc. Both of USC’s primary campuses are located in the heart of Los Angeles, with easy access to LA Live,  the city’s new sports and entertainment center, and downtown LA.

On campus you will find a vibrant  aca demic, athletic and artistic culture that involves students, staff and faculty from across the  university.

Minimum Education:

Ph.D                                                  
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USC’s Keck School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral  Research Associate to join the Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases under the supervision of  the principal investigator (PI), Dr. Lily Dara. This NIH-funded post-doctoral position is available to study  immune mediate liver injury and hepatotoxicity pathways that control the innate and adaptive immune  responses in the liver in the context of drug-induced liver injury.

This position will be focused on defining  molecular and cellular mechanisms control immune responses and cell death pathways in the liver using  animal models, in-vitro models, NAMs, and importantly translational approaches using patient  biospecimens. The applicant must be able and willing to work with transgenic animal models, as well as  human biospecimens. This exciting study integrates cutting edge molecular technologies with traditional  cell & molecular biology-based approaches.

Please refer to our recent publications for further  information:

We are seeking highly motivated and collaborative individuals capable of independent reasoning and  excited about learning new technologies and translational approaches related to hepatotoxicity. The  candidates should have excellent writing and communication skills and be familiar with techniques such  as multi color flow cytometry, cell isolation, tissue culture, ELISA, RT-PCR, animal handling and familiar  with molecular biology. There will be on the job training for many of the advanced immunology  techniques and you will leave this position primed for an academic career or a drug safety position in  pharma and biotechnology companies.

Specific job accountabilities will be:

Planning, generating scientific hypotheses, and conducting highly technical and complex research  projects independently and in consultation with the PI.  Coordinating timelines to ensure completion of deliverables linked to progress reports and RPPR  submissions.

Identifying, researching,…