University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Medicine – Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care

Job Title: Research Services Entry Laboratory Professional

Position #:00835346 – Requisition #:38184

Job Summary:

The Moore Lab focuses on the intersection of coagulation, fibrinolysis, and inflammation in lung diseases and critical Illness, with both basic science and translational research components. The Research Services Laboratory Professional will play a key role in foundational projects with real potential to impact future therapeutic development. The assistant will gain hands-on experience in both bench science—performing biochemical and functional assays of clotting and fibrinolysis pathways—and translational research, including the collection of biospecimens from patients and direct interaction with clinical collaborators.

Projects in the lab range from studying why fibrinolytic therapy fails in patients with pleural infections, to characterizing fibrinolytic resistance in humans with sepsis, to investigating how macrophage-derived factor XIII-A influences lung repair after injury using mince and advanced models like live-imaged of cell culture on decellularized lung scaffolds. This is a rare opportunity to be involved in research that spans from molecule to bedside, in a supportive academic environment where your contributions will be instrumental in shaping the lab’s direction and impact within the university and beyond.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform experiments such as ELISA, quantitative PCR, microscopy, fibrinolytic functional assays, and Western blotting.

• Handle laboratory animals (mice), including routine care and surgical or procedural manipulations.

• Conduct sterile cell culture, including primary cell and cell line maintenance.

• Process tissue samples for downstream applications including imaging and histology.

• Support development and troubleshooting of new experimental protocols.

• Conduct basic quantitative and qualitative analysis of experimental data.

• Screen and consent eligible patients for research studies under IRB-protocols and collect and process human biospecimens.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

About the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine

Thank you for your interest in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado! Our over 140 faculty are located across four sites: the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, National Jewish Health, Denver Health, and the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System.

We are very proud of our long and illustrious history. Many seminal discoveries in pulmonary and critical care medicine occurred here in Denver, including advances in tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, airway disease, cancer, and critical care. Many of our former trainees have taken leadership roles in academic medicine,