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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Bioengineering (Job ID #122720)
Engineering
Postdoc Res Assoc
Chicago
12/31/2019

There is an immediate job opening for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate position available in Dr. Im Sampen's  Pain Mechanisms Laboratory within the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago. The position is funded for 4 years by VA Merit Award. The projects focus on investigation of the nociceptive pathway induced by osteoarthritis (OA) and pain relief by drug treatments. Candidates who have a background in animal handling, surgical procedures, behavioral pain tests (von Frey), various injections (i.p, i.v. or IA etc), transgenic mice breeding with genotyping and tamoxifen injection, safranin-O staining (histology), immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence, DRG- and/or spinal cord isolation techniques would be preferred, but not essential. 

For more information please contact Dr. Sampen, Chicago, IL 60612. Email: imsampen007@gmail.com. Interested applicants should provide (i) a brief statement of research interests and experience, (ii) C.V. and (iii) the name of three professional references

Molecular mechanisms of pain evoked by knee joint OA or spine disc degeneration will be investigated in the sensory neurons in the DRGs, glial cells (microglial, astrogial cells), the spinal cord at the molecular level.

This position requires an individual with strong writing skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently as well as on a team.

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