Ex Vivo Liver Fellow – Hepatotoxicity & Translation

Salón Večná kráska; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

The Ellison Medical Institute in Los Angeles is seeking a talented and driven Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our dynamic research team. The primary focus is to develop and validate a cutting-edge ex vivo human liver model for investigating drug-induced liver injury.

Leveraging non-transplantable human livers, the project aims to evaluate liver function, tissue architecture, and molecular responses to drug exposure. This is a one year appointment with potential extension based on progress.

Qualifications

• PhD and/or MD degree required.
• Experience with molecular/cellular biology, imaging and histology.
• Strong data analysis and statistics skills; familiarity with R, Python, MATLAB or GraphPad Prism.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate novel ex vivo human liver models using non-transplantable livers for hepatotoxicity studies.
• Manage liver perfusions, including overnight and weekend shifts during active experiments.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data on liver function and molecular changes after drug exposure.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design experiments and present findings.
• Contribute to the publication of research results in high-impact journals.

Skills

Molecular biology

Cellular biology

Imaging

Histology

Data analysis

Statistical analysis

Education

PhD or MD

Tools

R

Python

MATLAB

GraphPad Prism

Job description

The Ellison Medical Institute in Los Angeles is seeking a talented and driven Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our dynamic research team. The primary focus is to develop and validate a cutting-edge ex vivo human liver model for investigating drug-induced liver injury.

Leveraging non-transplantable human livers, the project aims to evaluate liver function, tissue architecture, and molecular responses to drug exposure. This is a one year appointment with potential extension based on progress.