Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

A Research Associate II opportunity is immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Alberto Pugliese, MD in the AR-DMRI Department of Diabetes Immunology. The research is highly translational and primarily focused on human type 1 diabetes. For more information on Dr. Pugliese’s research please review his bibliography.

Major ongoing projects are investigating miRNA biomarkers, pancreas pathology, and novel therapeutics, also in the context of the analysis of live pancreas tissue from organ donors obtained from the Network for Organ Donors with Diabetes (nPOD), of which Dr. Pugliese is Executive Co-Director. Upcoming studies are projected to include the analysis of samples from patients with type 1 diabetes participating in clinical trials. Additional studies involve analysis of samples from recipients of pancreas-kidney transplant in the context of recurrent type 1 diabetes.  While our research is primarily focused on human specimens, animal studies are used on occasion.

Skills that are used in the lab include but not limited to flow cytometry, molecular biology techniques, cell culture, microscopy, tissue processing, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and data analysis (gene expression data, flow cytometry data, etc).

As a successful candidate you will:

·         Process and analyze human blood specimens from living subjects

·         Process and analyze pancreas and other tissue specimens/organs from organ donors (this may require work outside of normal working hours and/or weekends)

·         Perform tissue culture/cell culture experiments and conduct analysis (for example, insulin secretion, T cell activation, etc.)

Your qualifications should include:

·         Bachelor’s degree or Masters degree in Biological Sciences.

·         2+ years of hands-on lab research experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 1+ year related experience with a Master’s degree.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

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