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Job ID: 334624 

Job Title: Researcher 6
Location: Twin Cities
Full-Time

Qualifications

Required qualifications: 

• M.S. or Ph.D. (Embryology, Molecular Biology, Histopathology, or related discipline is preferred). Outstanding expertise in transgenic technologies, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) in large animals, and molecular biology required.
• Research experience in SCNT, transgenesis, developmental biology, and molecular biology laboratories and solid experience in skeletal muscle and cardiovascular research, metabolomics, and proteomics, as demonstrated by multiple research publications in major journals in these fields are required.
• Special consideration will be given to individuals with expertise using SCNT and transgenic technologies.

Preferred Qualifications: 
Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated experience developing scientific protocols and scientific writing.

Responsibilities:
Perform SCNT, in vitro embryonic cultures, gene editing and helping to promote scientific efforts focused on xenotransplantation and analysis of chimeric embryos.
Studies will be undertaken to address the following:

• SCNT of animal model systems
• Gene editing
• In vitro culture analysis of early embryos
• Molecular biology (RNA/DNA, qPCR, transfections, etc.)
• Animal studies
• Morphological analysis

Researcher will be expected to:

• Participate in the design, implementation, and evaluation of research studies
• Train and supervise data collection personnel
• Design, organize, and implement project database
• Analyze data
• Collaborate on reports and publication of findings

Documenting Experimental Data

Detailed documentation of procedures and experimental data is expected. This involves analyses of data, writing summary reports on results of work and discussing results with laboratory colleagues and the Principal Investigator. You will be required to present an independent review of relevant scientific literature for ongoing projects and discussions of possible new experimental approaches with laboratory colleagues and the principal Investigator. In addition, you will be required to present regular presentations of scientific data and significant contribution to the preparation of manuscripts.

Job ID: 337422 

Job Title: Researcher 5
Location: Twin Cities
Full-Time

Qualifications

Required qualifications: 
Masters or PhD in physiology, biology, or biochemistry. 2-3 years of experience in a research setting.

Preferred Qualifications: 
PhD in physiology, biology, or biochemistry, plus at least four years of postdoc experience. Pre-doctoral and postdoctoral research experience, including biophysical spectroscopy (FRET).

Responsibilities:
Design, plan, and implement biophysical and cell culture methods to conduct a complex research project involving the structural and functional analysis of cardiac muscle proteins to test molecular models for muscle function and malfunction. Expand on these molecular and cellular models to discover novel therapies for heart disease through small-molecule drug screening. Write papers based on your work for publication in scientific journals, and present your work at national and international scientific meetings.  Write grant applications and assist in writing other grant applications.  Assist in the training and supervision of technicians, undergraduate and graduate students in my laboratory.  Work with mentor on career development plan.

• 50% Design, plan, and implement biophysical and cell culture methods to conduct a complex research project involving the structural and functional analysis of cardiac muscle proteins to test molecular models for muscle function and malfunction. Expand on these molecular and cellular models to discover novel therapies for heart disease through small-molecule drug screening.
• 30% Write papers based on your work for publication in scientific journals, and present your work at national and international scientific meetings. Write grant applications and assist in writing other grant applications.
• 20% Assist in the training and supervision of technicians, undergraduate and graduate students in my laboratory. Work with mentor on career development plan.

3 Current Openings
 

Job ID: 333763

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Associate
Location: Twin Cities
Full-Time

Qualifications

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.

Required Qualifications:

PhD in any biological/biomedical field, or an MD.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good writing skills.
• Strong first author publications.

About the Job

To work on skeletal muscle development and cell therapies from experimental teratomas.

Duties/Responsibilities:

1. Designing and executing cell biological or genetic experiments relating to (position 1: in vivo development of tissue-specific stem cells within experimental teratomas, position 2: sex hormone control of skeletal muscle stem cell biology). 60%
2. Documenting procedures and experimental data, including writing summary reports on results of work and discussing results with laboratory colleagues and Principal Investigator. You will berequired to present independent review of relevant scientific literature for ongoing projects and discussions of possible new experimental approaches with laboratory colleagues and principal Investigator. In addition, you will be required to present regular presentations of scientific data and significant contribution to the preparation of manuscripts. 25%
3. Drafting and editing manuscripts for submission to scientific journals and preparing grant applications. 15%

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Job ID: 333833

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Associate
Location: Twin Cities
Full-Time

Qualifications

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.

Required Qualifications:

PhD in any biological/biomedical field, or an MD.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good writing skills.
• Strong first author publications.

About the Job

To study mechanisms of sex hormone regulation of skeletal muscle stem cells. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

1. Designing and executing cell biological or genetic experiments relating to (position 1: in vivo development of tissue-specific stem cells within experimental teratomas, position 2: sex hormone control of skeletal muscle stem cell biology). 60%
2. Documenting procedures and experimental data, including writing summary reports on results of work and discussing results with laboratory colleagues and Principal Investigator. You will berequired to present independent review of relevant scientific literature for ongoing projects and discussions of possible new experimental approaches with laboratory colleagues and principal Investigator. In addition, you will be required to present regular presentations of scientific data and significant contribution to the preparation of manuscripts. 25%
3. Drafting and editing manuscripts for submission to scientific journals and preparing grant applications. 15%

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Job ID: 334425

Job Title: Post-Doctoral Associate
Location: Twin Cities
Full-Time

Qualifications

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD required
• Expertise with molecular biological-biochemistry and cellular techniques, the use of transgenesis and knockout technologies, and morphological analyses.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience developing scientific protocols and scientific writing.

Duties/Responsibilities:

1. 50% Designing & Conducting Experiments
   The Post-Doctoral Associate will be responsible for designing and conducting NIH-funded research experiments pertaining to the role of transcription factor mediated networks to direct cardiomyocyte proliferation and regeneration, the fate of stem and hiPS cells to a mesodermal and cardiomyocyte fate and conducting research in the areas of transcriptional regulation of cardiac progenitors, transcriptional regulation of myogenic stem cells.
2. 50% Documenting Experimental data
   Maintain detailed documentation of procedures and experimental data. This involves analyses of data, writing summary reports on results of work and discussing results with laboratory colleagues and the Principal Investigator. Present an independent review of relevant scientific literature for ongoing projects and discussions of possible new experimental approaches with laboratory colleagues and the principal Investigator. In addition, Post-Doctoral Associate will be required present regular presentations of scientific data and significant contribution to the preparation of manuscripts.