Translational Cardiovascular Scientist

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks an Assistant Project Scientist in the Vaseghi laboratory to drive translational studies on autonomic regulation in heart disease. You will lead projects, supervise experiments, analyze data and contribute to publications and grant applications.

Ideal candidates hold an MD/PhD with 4+ years post-doctoral experience in translational research, and will mentor junior researchers while developing reproducible workflows for complex cardiovascular

Qualifications

• MD and/or PhD in Physiology, Pharmacology, Neuroscience, Biology or related fields.
• 4+ years of post-doctoral translational research experience with publications.

Responsibilities

• Lead translational projects on autonomic neural pathways in cardiovascular disease.
• Supervise experiments, analyze data and build reproducible workflows.
• Mentor junior lab members and contribute to grant proposals and manuscripts.

Skills

Animal surgeries

Cardiac physiology

Electrophysiology

Molecular biology

Optogenetics

Neural recordings

Education

MD/PhD in Physiology/Pharmacology/Neuroscience/Biology

Tools

qPCR

ELISA

Immunohistochemistry

Job description

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks an Assistant Project Scientist in the Vaseghi laboratory to drive translational studies on autonomic regulation in heart disease. You will lead projects, supervise experiments, analyze data and contribute to publications and grant applications.

Ideal candidates hold an MD/PhD with 4+ years post-doctoral experience in translational research, and will mentor junior researchers while developing reproducible workflows for complex cardiovascular