Research Associate

About the role

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will join the Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases under the supervision of Dr. Lily Dara. This NIH-funded position investigates immune-mediated liver injury, cholestasis, and mechanisms of liver injury, cell death, and hepatotoxicity.

Responsibilities

• Investigate molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating innate and adaptive immune responses in the liver
• Study immune cell, cholangiocyte, and hepatocyte interactions, inflammatory signaling pathways, and mechanisms of tissue injury and repair
• Utilize human liver organoid and ex vivo model systems, mouse organoid model systems, syngeneic tumor models, single-cell and spatial omics, systems immunology, and integrative analysis of high-dimensional datasets
• Contribute to translational patient-based research and mechanistic studies using advanced experimental and computational approaches, including CRISPR-based functional genomics and translational studies involving patient-derived biospecimens

Requirements

• Expertise in immunology, translational biology, organoid systems, and preferably computational analysis of large-scale datasets
• Experience with human organoid models, single-cell and spatial omics, systems immunology, or integrative analysis of high-dimensional datasets
• Strong scientific curiosity, independence, and collaborative skills
• Experience with R/Python, machine learning approaches, biostatistics, or large clinical/immunologic datasets is highly desirable

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate in directly related field
• 1 year of relevant experience

Skills

• Strong scientific curiosity
• Independence and collaborative skills
• Experience with R/Python, machine learning approaches, biostatistics, or large clinical/immunologic datasets
• Background spanning immunology, hepatology, systems biology, computational biology, bioengineering, or translational medicine

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$70,745. - $75,000 annually

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM