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Visiting Research Specialist - Rosas Lab
Hiring Department: Pharmacy Practice
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1034030
Posting Close Date: 05/13/25
Salary: The budgeted salary rate for the position is $40,000 - $45,000. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
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Summary/Description:
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Retzky College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice is seeking recruiting for a research specialist in the Department of Pharmacy Practice with Dr. Paola Rosas' laboratory supported by NIH and AHA funding.
Our laboratory aims to understand the relation between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and metabolic disorders that are more frequently seen in postmenopausal women. We focus on P21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) regulatory activities and how these activities are governed by estrogens in the heart and the adipose tissue. We have different murine models of heart failure and we use non-invasive and invasive techniques to evaluate cardiac function and metabolism.
The College of Pharmacy at UIC, with campuses in Chicago and Rockford, is the #1 college of pharmacy in the state of Illinois and the #15 college in the US ranked by US News & World Report. More information about the College and Department of Pharmacy Practice can be found at https://pharmacy.uic.edu and https://dpp.pharmacy.uic.edu
Duties:
- Maintain mouse colonies and perform genotyping.
- Conduct laboratory experiments using procedures such as isolation of protein for downstream protein biochemical analysis via Western blotting and SDS-PAGE.
- Collaborate with the PI to develop objectives and design research projects focused on heart failure and cardiometabolic diseases.
- Test, optimize, and implement both new and existing methods/techniques.
- Assist the PI in generating data and figures for grant applications and manuscripts.
- Supervise and train students.
- Aid in the preparation and implementation of general laboratory maintenance protocols (e.g. safety, training, waste management, animal, etc.).
- Assist with ordering lab supplies and maintaining laboratory stock and inventories.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in science or related field required. Master’s degree in science preferred.
- A minimum of 3 years related research experience.
- Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge of research principles, concepts, practices and methods.
- Proficient in specific lab research techniques.
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Salary : $40,000 - $45,000
