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Postdoctoral Associate - Bioengineering
Rice University
Houston, USA
Full Time, Temporary
Entry · 0+ years experience
Onsite
USD 64000-64000 yearly / year
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The Hilton and Ghanta laboratories seek a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join a newly funded NIH translational research program focused on developing innovative genetic therapies for cardiovascular disease.
This collaborative program combines the Hilton Laboratory’s expertise in CRISPR-based gene regulation, synthetic biology, and therapeutic delivery with the Ghanta Laboratory’s expertise in cardiovascular biology, cardiac surgery, therapeutic delivery and preclinical models of heart disease.
The successful candidate will help advance promising genetic technologies from molecular development through in vivo validation and toward clinical and commercial translation.
The postdoctoral associate will be appointed at Rice University and co-advised by Dr.
Isaac Hilton and Dr.
Ravi Ghanta.
The position will involve substantial engagement with both laboratories and close collaboration with Dr.
Mario Escobar and other investigators at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.
Candidates with expertise in mitochondrial biology and in vivo experience with small and large animal models are preferred.
Interest in commercialization and entrepreneurship is also prioritized for this role.
For more information about the Hilton Lab’s research, please visit: https://hiltonlab.rice.edu/team/isaac-hilton-phd/
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Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with mammalian in vivo research, mitochondrial biology, disease models, or preclinical therapeutic development.
- Experience with cardiovascular disease models, cardiac physiology, or animal surgery.
- Experience with small- and/or large-animal research models.
- Experience with CRISPR or other gene-editing or gene-regulation technologies.
- Experience with viral or nonviral therapeutic delivery systems.
- Experience with preclinical efficacy, biodistribution, or safety studies.
- Interest in translational research, intellectual property development, commercialization, or biotechnology entrepreneurship.
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