WashU Medicine's Center for Reproductive Health Sciences is seeking to improve the understanding of the immunological pathways that lead to obstetrical disorders, with the goals of developing methods for the early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pregnancy complications.
Requirements
- strong background in computational biology
- Collaboration
- Data Analysis
- Data Interpretations
- Experimentation
- Laboratory Operations
- Laboratory Techniques
Responsibilities
- Analyze large-scale datasets including single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing, microbiome data, proteomics, and other high-throughput platforms.
- Apply appropriate statistical methods and bioinformatic pipelines in alignment with experimental design.
- Generate publication-quality figures and contribute to manuscripts, presentations, and grant applications.
- Design and perform immunological assays using human and murine tissues, including flow cytometry, ELISA, multiplex cytokine analysis, and immunohistochemistry.
- Isolate and characterize immune cells from gestational and reproductive tissues, as well as peripheral blood, in both humans and mice.
- Conduct in vivo experiments in mouse models of pregnancy and inflammation.
- Process tissue samples for downstream molecular applications such as RNA/protein extraction, histological staining, and spatial imaging.
Other
- Ph.D., M.D. Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree.
- Provide meaningful contributions to the experimental design of new projects.
- Collaborate with researchers from diverse backgrounds to successfully complete projects.
- Supervise and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
- highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.
