Postdoctoral Research Associate - Endocrinology

Position Summary

This position is with the Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Lipid Research  laboratory of Dr. Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi, Philip

E. and Carolyn

E. Cryer Professor of Medicine and Chief of Medicine at the St. Louis VA Medical Center, invites applications for a full‑time Postdoctoral Research Fellow. The laboratory is engaged in NIH‑funded basic and translational research focused on mechanisms by which prenatal vitamin D deficiency and hyperglycemia program cardiovascular and metabolic disease across the lifespan.

The laboratory has decades of experience in basic and translational research evaluating the mechanisms by which vitamin D and acute hyperglycemia modulate innate immune cells and the inflammatory milieu that contributes to the development of insulin resistance, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Ongoing work explores the following interconnected areas:

• Epigenetic programming of fetal liver HSCs by in utero vitamin D deficiency and the transplantability of hypertension and insulin resistance.
• Mechanistic dissection of the vitamin‑induced immune program in vascular and metabolic diseases.
• The effect of acute hyperglycemia and immune‑cell metabolism and function.
• Human translational validation using the VDAART randomized clinical trial cohort (prenatal vitamin D supplementation, childhood cardiometabolic outcomes, methylation arrays).
• Developmental programming of insulin resistance, adiposity, and metabolic disease.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated scientist to work at the interface of epigenetics, immunity, vascular physiology, and human translational research within a collaborative and highly productive academic environment.

Primary

Duties & Responsibilities:

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This position works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards. The individual must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.

Base pay is commensurate with experience.

Required Qualifications
Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent terminal or doctoral degree.

Preferred Qualifications
No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

No specific work experience or skills are required for this position.

WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.

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