Postdoctoral Position - University of Texas at Arlington

Postdoc position is available in the department of Bioengineering at University of Texas at Arlington. Cardiovascular Bioengineering lab is looking for a motivated postdoc candidate who is interested in cardiac development and regeneration. Currently, the lab is using PLGA nanoparticles to deliver mRNA to zebrafish to rescue cardiac development or regeneration processes from Notch signaling induced by biomechanical effects. Postdoc research will be focused on using CRISPR/CAS9 system to edit genes to inhibit Notch signaling to induce abnormal development and using nanoparticles to deliver mRNA directly to test our hypothesis that mechanosensitive Msx-Notch is involved in cardiac regeneration. The lab will provide an excellent training opportunity to be an independent investigator. Our lab also develops novel optical imaging system, such as light-sheet microscopy or light-field microscopy. Therefore, he/she will have an opportunity to learn about optics if interested in. For more information, please contact to Dr. Juhyun Lee (juhyun.lee@uta.edu)

A qualified candidate must have a PhD degree and strong background in biochemistry, zebrafish genetics. Although experience in developmental biology or nanomedicine is plus, anyone willing to learn and apply new methods to our research projects is welcome. The position will be available immediately.