03 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Temple University, Pennsylvania, United States

The individual will receive extensive training in the requisite procedures and experimental protocols. This position is suitable for an individual seeking to enter a career in laboratory research work.

Responsibilities include: maintenance of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells (iPS cells require medium change every 1-2 days, necessitating a medium change once over the weekend) and an animal colony; manipulate the genome of cell lines and conduct experiments, including vector construction, iPS and immortalized cell genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9, transgene insertion into the genome of iPS and immortalized cells, directional differentiation of iPS cells to the desired cell types, characterization of the cell proteome and secretome using ELISA, western immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry and characterization of the cell transcriptome using quantitative PCR. The individual will maintain detailed outlines of employed procedures and experimental protocols, make detailed records of conducted experiments, organize and maintain records of data, prepare figures for presentation and present results at lab meetings. 
Performs assigned research duties, including analyzing data, interpreting information, and creating reports. Executes experimental protocols, maintains records on all experiments and maintains equipment. Makes corrective modifications in methodology; assists with the completion of research projects. Works with tissue samples and animals; records results of research tests and experiments and prepares detailed charts and reports of procedures; operates and maintains sophisticated laboratory equipment. May maintain, assemble, adjust and make minor repairs to complex laboratory equipment; collects and organizes data using statistical software packages. Analyzes research results and prepares results for presentation at meetings and conferences, research

A variety of important factors are reviewed by HR when considering salary, including job duties, the applicant’s education and experience, all relevant internal equity considerations, department budget, and funding source.

The Senior Research Associate in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine’s FELS Institute provides comprehensive coordination of research projects. Assists Dr. Zachary W. Reichenbach in recruiting patients undergoing colonoscopy from Department of Gastroenterology, TUH. The Senior Research Associate be responsible in getting consents and filling out questionnaires with all the information from the patients; and storage and de-identification of samples until samples are received in the laboratory for further processing. Responsible for drawing blood samples.