Postdoc Research Associate

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The postdoctoral scholar will work in a team with two graduate students to develop these models. Please note that while we are a member of the Nanovaccine Institute, this project does not involve nanoparticle vaccine work.

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• PhD

• Experience conducting research in mammalian cell culture, molecular and cellular biology assays, and microscopy

• Clean room microfabrication experience (photolithography)

• Experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students

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• Experience with animal studies

• Experience in DNA and/or RNA sequencing, immunostaining, and fluorescence in situ hybridization

• Experience with in vitro models

• Experience in protocol and manuscript development, and in grant writing

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The Kozminsky Lab develops and applies technology to create in vitro models of physiological microenvironments. Grounded in a high-throughput DNA-directed patterning technique, we are able to recapitulate cellular spatial arrangement at high throughput and high resolution. We are currently developing in vitro models to study prostate cancer metastasis to the bone marrow, with an emphasis on the study of tumor cell dormancy and osteoblastic/osteolytic phenomena.

Department Unit/Website: https://www.cbe.iastate.edu/mollykoz/

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