Post Doctoral Associate
Med-Orthopedic Surgery - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (25006035)

Overall Summary

• The candidate will be expected to lead an ongoing research project, which includes investigating lactate metabolism in intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). Specifically, they will continue to identify and characterize key histone lactylases and their roles in IDD. They will also study lactylation of other non-histone proteins in disc cells and how they regulate disc matrix homeostasis and disc health.

Duties or Responsibilities

• Perform cell culture using an animal model.

• Process human disc cell to determine homeostasis and disc health.

• Work independently without supervision.

• Provide supervision of undergraduate student employees.

• Assist with writing grant proposals and study manuscripts.

Expectations or Standards

• Attend grant writing seminars to assist with proposal submissions.

• Submit abstracts for formal meeting presentations.

• Identify potential funding for their research.

• Interact with all lab members in a professional manner.

• Attend weekly lab meetings and present their research as requested.

Education: PhD Required

Assignment Category: Full-time regular
Required Attachments: Curriculum Vitae

Assignment Category Full-time regular