MED-CORE-PULM
Full Time
76822BR
Job Summary
This Staff Research Associate I (SRA I) is a laboratory-based research position focusing on animal models of acute lung injury. The goal is to discover more about the mechanisms through which lung injury develops with a focus on the innate immune response including neutrophils and platelets. Experiments include intravenous and intratracheal injections of biological agents, genotyping of mouse tail DNA, ELISAs, immunohistochemistry, cleared organ imaging, and flow cytometry.
The SRA I will work under direct supervision and with training provided.
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Department Description
The Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine Program includes the UCSF Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine division (based at the Parnassus and Mt. Zion sites), the Pulmonary and Critical Care divisions of the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and at UCSF's Mission Bay campus. Each emphasizes different aspects of care for patients with lung disease and lung disease research. The Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine Division in the Department of Medicine have a long history of providing outstanding clinical care, performing innovative research and training academic scientists and physicians. We currently have active, well-funded clinical, translational and basic research programs in lung development, international lung health, pulmonary immunology, genetics of pulmonary and allergic diseases, lung transplantation, microbial pathogenesis, airway diseases, acute lung injury, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary malignancies and pulmonary health disparities. Our large, NIH training grant has been continuously funded since 1966. Nearly a quarter of all academic pulmonologists in the United States have trained at UCSF. This combined unit includes: 7 outpatient clinics, 4 inpatient services, a pulmonary function diagnostic center, 15 independent wet labs, 4 independent research service cores, 6 independent clinical research units, one specialty destination program, and the Nina Ireland Program in Lung Health focusing on philanthropic activities.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
About UCSF
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.
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Organization
Campus
Job Code and Payroll Title
009613 SRA 1
Job Category
Research and Scientific
Bargaining Unit
University Professional Technical Employees - Research Support Professionals Unit (UPTE-RX)
Employee Class
Career
Percentage
100%
Location
Parnassus Heights (SF)
Shift
Days
Shift Length
8 Hours
Additional Shift Details
M-F, 40hrs/week