Postdoc Fellow — Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Research

Mount Sinai; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 73.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mount Sinai is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to investigate mechanisms of kidney injury using human donor kidneys undergoing ex vivo normothermic machine perfusion. The role focuses on inflammation, injury, and repair, with opportunities to develop independent projects and publish findings.

You will design experiments, analyze perfusate, tissue samples, and advance preservation strategies, collaborating with transplant clinicians and multidisciplinary teams to improve transplantation

Formación

• MD or PhD required.
• Experience handling human samples and/or mice.
• Research aims: define alloimmune responses in transplant recipients.

Responsabilidades

• Design, coordinate, and conduct ex vivo normothermic machine perfusion experiments using human donor kidneys.
• Develop and test therapeutic interventions to improve kidney function and organ preservation.
• Collect and analyze kidney tissue, perfusate, and other samples using molecular, cellular, and histological techniques.
• Perform and optimize assays (ELISA, Western blot, qPCR, IHC) and analyze data.
• Prepare manuscripts, abstracts, and research reports; contribute to grant applications.

Conocimientos

Machine perfusion

Translational research

Educación

MD or PhD

Herramientas

ELISA

Western blot

qPCR

Immunohistochemistry

Descripción del empleo

Mount Sinai is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to investigate mechanisms of kidney injury using human donor kidneys undergoing ex vivo normothermic machine perfusion. The role focuses on inflammation, injury, and repair, with opportunities to develop independent projects and publish findings.

You will design experiments, analyze perfusate, tissue samples, and advance preservation strategies, collaborating with transplant clinicians and multidisciplinary teams to improve transplantation