The Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is seeking a Research Scientist to lead research into ALS and related neurological diseases
Requirements
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in a relevant field
- experience with in vitro models of human neurodegenerative diseases
- experience with converting patients’ skin fibroblasts into disease-affected neural cells
- experience with screening of thousands of drug-like compounds
- experience with data analysis and interpretation
- experience with manuscript preparation
Responsibilities
- design and execute experiments
- analyze and interpret data
- contribute to manuscript preparation
- actively participate in lab meetings and collaborative research activities
- generate in vitro models of human neurodegenerative diseases by converting patients’ skin fibroblasts into disease-affected neural cells
- screening of thousands of drug-like compounds in search of potential therapeutics that slow or stop the degeneration of these cells in petri dishes
- eventually in patients
Other
- Minimum Education: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Minimum Experience: <1 year
- USC is an equal opportunity employer
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy
- Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources
