PostDoc Fellow-Research Department of Hematology, Lab of Dr. James Michael

Job Details

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Conduct research on platelet and megakaryocyte biology and signaling using molecular and genetic tools. Design experimental plans and approaches, analyze and interpret experimental data, write up the results for publication in scientific journals, and submit research grant applications. Experience in design and implementation of protein expression and purification strategies desired.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and physiology analysis of platelet and megakaryocyte biology.
• Strong communication skills.
• Collects and assembles data for any type of oral or written presentation.
• Independently designs experiments to test hypotheses.
• Independently carries out or delegates procedures for experiments.
• Independently analyzes results of experiments. 
• To plan and carry out the essential experiments
• To write up the experimental results for scientific publications
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region