Post-Doc Research Fellow

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Job Summary

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
Coon Laboratory, Division of Plastic Surgery

The Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow for the Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing Laboratory (PI: Devin O’Brien Coon, MD, MSE).

The Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing Laboratory is a state-of-the-art laboratory housed in the 16-story biomedical Thorn building, part of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliated institution. The lab has extensive facilities including qRT-PCR machines for molecular biology analysis, immunohistochemistry, FACS, optical microscopy, small and large animal surgery, cell cultures and access to transcriptomic sequencing.

Current research projects include:

• The effects of hormones on wound healing and scarring
• Aging and senescence mechanisms in skin repair and regeneration
• Molecular pathways of gonadotropic hormones on macrophage and fibroblast behavior in microtissue spheroids
• Development of complex organ scaffolds, including decellularization and reseeding

The position is available for M.D. or Ph.D. scientists with a relevant background, for example, wound healing biology and/or tissue engineering, tissue processing and analysis, or basic science. A strong biology background or prior lab experience are required.

The fellow will work closely with the PI and others in the lab to design and execute experiments, collect and verify data, and present findings at academic conferences and in publications. Techniques implemented in experiments include RNAseq, cell culture, qRT-PCR, histologic, immunofluorescence, Nanostring, and flow cytometry, as well as both rodent and porcine animal surgery. Our lab has a strong animal research component though not all projects involve animal work; thus animal surgery background is beneficial but not required. The fellow will receive further training in year 2 for grant writing as a pathway to obtaining academic independence. The fellow will also have the option of attending one workshop on laboratory leadership or grantsmanship.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Interested candidates should submit curriculum vitae and letter of interest to Piper Loehrke, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital via e-mail at ploehrke@bwh.harvard.edu.

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