Hematology Oncology Post Doctoral Scholar

Open December 4th, 2020 through Friday, Dec 3, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

If you apply to this recruitment by December 3rd, 2021, you will have until December 4th, 2021 to complete your application.

The Hematology/Oncology Division in the Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, is recruiting for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholars to support research projects in the laboratory of Dr. Kalpna Gupta. This Postdoctoral Scholar position is available immediately.

The Gupta lab focuses on inflammatory and nociceptive mechanisms underlying acute and chronic pain.

Primary Responsibilities:
The UCI Division of Hematology/Oncology has an opportunity for a postdoctoral position within the laboratory of Kalpna Gupta to work on projects related to the pathobiology of pain, neuroinflammation and vascular dysfunction. A major focus of this position will be to utilize various imaging modalities to identify and quantify variations in inflammatory, vascular and neuronal activation in vitro and an established mouse model of sickle cell disease. This will be accomplished using a variety of technologies including confocal microscopy imaging, live calcium imaging, mast cell and neuronal cell culture, cell and molecular biology and analysis with ELISA. This position will involve method development, data analysis and preparing the data for presentation and publication.

The Postdoctoral Scholar will also be encouraged to attend and present the results of their research at scientific conferences, participate in study meetings and interact with collaborative research groups; mentor and work with graduate and undergraduate students; develop and pursue their own research ideas; as well as develop and polish any skills and experiences that they feel will best prepare them for their career goals.