Post Doctoral Scholar - Heart and Vascular Institute

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The successful candidate will possess a doctoral degree with expertise in molecular biology, experience with in-vivo and in-vitro models of inflammation testing, and experience with flow cytometry.

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This is a term position; length of the term will be discussed during the interview process. Continuation past the term length discussed will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.

The Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Heart and Vascular Institute, in Hershey, PA is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar. This position in Dr. Shyam Bansal’s laboratory will study the role of inflammatory immune responses in mediating cardiovascular diseases. Our laboratory uses multidisciplinary approaches to study the role of different immune subsets in regulating left-ventricular remodeling and cardiac dysfunction during heart failure. Our research spans from human to animal studies, employing novel imaging and electrophysiologic techniques such as flow cytometry, vesicular analysis, and echocardiography.

Duties include (but are not limited to):

Perform small animal cardiac structure and functional analysis and conduct coronary ligation surgeries. This includes independently performing small animal echocardiography, real-time measurements of function using 2D, M-mode, & Doppler technology, as well as data analysis. Tissue harvesting, staining and flow analysis for immune cell subsets. Perform data analysis, and finally, write manuscripts/grants originating from this data. Isolate and perform analysis of exosomes
Maintain cell line, perform pharmacological assays of cell lines with the microplate reader, perform Western blotting assays and quantitative RT-PCR assays.
Independently monitor and carry out oversight of animal lines including transgenic mice colony maintenance, employing gel electrophoresis and PCR techniques. Analyze and plot data obtained from the assays performed.
Provide training of other technicians to ensure that duties above are properly and aptly executed.
The candidate will also be expected to analyze the data collected and present the results in formal presentations, manuscripts, and grant applications.

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