Brigham and Women's Hospital · 1 day ago
Postdoctoral Fellow
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelBrigham and Women's Hospital is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to patient care, research, teaching, and community service. They are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join Dr. Tesfaigzi's laboratory to study the innate immune mechanisms of the airway epithelium and chronic lung diseases.
Health CareMedical
Responsibilities
Conduct independent research by designing and executing cell and molecular biology studies, performing fundamental scientific tasks and selecting methodologies independently
Set up new cellular essays, analyzing human samples and complex data sets, and oversee research at different stages of maturity
Improving on animal models of chronic lung diseases, cell lineage tracing
Assists with the resolution of problems and documents/reports results
Analyze, interpret, and continuously summarize findings as succinct reports
Write and review animal protocols
Collaborate with other scientists and investigators in same or other labs as necessary
Providing advice and assistance with experiments and in areas of expertise
Manage lab equipment
Reports results in the form of open literature publications and presentations at scientific meetings
Will be encouraged to write proposals for research funding
Develops scientific network through societies. May participate in special committees as appropriate
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
MD or PhD in Biochemistry or Biological sciences, with experience in biomedical research
Expertise in gene targeting, protein analyses using latest molecular biology and immunology techniques; experience with in vivo CRISPR and single cell RNA sequencing is required
Experience in molecular biology techniques, such as Western blot, immunostaining, immunoprecipitation are required
Experience with mouse models of diseases
Ready to develop and conduct assays and tests that answer specific scientific questions
Excellent interpersonal skills are required for working with the study participants
Good oral and written communication skills; writing manuscripts for publications
Knowledge of clinical research protocols
High degree of computer literacy; skilled with statistical analyses, basic knowledge of analyzing bulk RNA sequencing data
Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks
Preferred
Knowledge and experience in virology and flow cytometry
Company
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is an academic medical center based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1986
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$22.15MKey Investors
American Medical AssociationThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable TrustMassachusetts Life Sciences Center
2023-06-21Grant
2022-06-30Grant· $16M
2021-01-08Grant· $0.4M
Leadership Team
Caroline Fox
Associate Professor (Part Time), Medicine
David Silbersweig
Chairman Emeritus
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2026-01-13
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