UTMB Faculty Group Practice · 4 months ago
Postdoctoral Fellow, Internal Medicine-Nephrology
Galveston, Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelUTMB Faculty Group Practice is part of UTMB Health, and they are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Internal Medicine-Nephrology. The role involves conducting and presenting research under the supervision of a faculty mentor, participating in NIH funded projects, and collaborating with a team of scientists in a laboratory environment.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Drive this NIH funded project under the direct supervision of PI
Perform the proposed experiments and collect the experimental data
Work with a group of scientists for trouble shooting and brainstorming
Design and develop new research protocols and experimental procedures
Analyzes data and write the findings up together with PI for publication
Present research findings at local/national/international meetings
Be part of the integral team, mentoring junior lab members
Open for collaboration and work in a team based environment
Conduct and/or direct routine and complex microbiome/virome-based research projects in a genetic and molecular epidemiology laboratory
Evaluates, suggests alternative methods, modifies, or develops new procedures and techniques to aid in the investigation of microbiome/virome-based assays and biomarkers
Implementation of new anaerobic procedures and techniques for an anaerobic microbiology lab, including work with model organisms, drug metabolism assays, and preparing samples for 2nd and 3rd generation sequencing assays
Analyzes research data generated from the experiments. Plan new avenues of investigation and conduct investigations into research projects
Scientist will be expected to help maintain the molecular epidemiology lab and the anaerobic microbiology lab
Maintain records and large databases for molecular epidemiologic studies
Conduct quality checks and generate reports for the lab databases
Collaborate with a dynamic team to analyze demographic, clinical and genetic data
Manage sequencing data needed for genetic and microbiome research projects
Oversee data storage and data transfer of genetic and microbiome data on high performance database servers
Communicating research findings to scientific community
Present research findings at local and national research conferences
Co-author and First author manuscripts for publications
The scientist will be trained in writing skills as needed
Drafting proposals to procure research funding
May orient, train or teach, and give work direction to less experienced professionals
The scientist must be able to work with a dynamic team-oriented science focus. The team consists of statisticians, pharmacologists, clinicians, nurses, molecular geneticists, human biologists and bioinformatician
The scientist will have the opportunity to become the microbiome/virome specialist of this team
The scientist will also work with clinical coordinators who collect clinical data in REDCap and analysts using databases such as the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
Qualification
Required
Ph.D., M.D. or Doctoral equivalent in any field
Scientific research experience
Preferred
MD or PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, or a related field
Experience with bioinformatical analysis of sequencing data (including single-cell and bulk genomic and epigenomic data)
Willingness to learn new laboratory techniques and innovative scientific strategies is essential, as is working with human specimens, such as blood, saliva, urine, feces, etc
Skill in utilizing anaerobic chambers (Coy, Bactron, Anoxomat), PCR protocols (rt-qPCR) and enzymatic assays preferred
Company
UTMB Faculty Group Practice
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Faculty Group Practice (FGP) is comprised of over 950 faculty physicians and advanced practice providers who drive UTMB’s mission of improving health by delivering innovative education and training, pursuing cutting-edge research, and providing the highest quality patient care.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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