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The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-UHealth is home to some of the brightest minds in the world. Our Faculty teach students who represent the future of medicine. Our researchers are discovering breakthrough patient treatments. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and subspecialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.
The Department of Ophthalmology has an immediate opening for a Post Doctoral Associate under the direction of Dr.Wei Li to study cellular ligands, disease mechanisms and therapeutic agents.
The research projects are to investigate:
1) phagocytosis ligands related to phagocyte dysfunction in aged tissues and disease conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease and age-related macular degeneration (AMD);
2) endothelial ligands related to vascular diseases, including diabetic vascular complications, angiogenesis and ischemia;
3) protein-protein interactions; and
4) autoantibodies as disease biomarkers.
The Postdoc will characterize several newly-identified disease-related phagocytosis ligands and endothelial ligands with molecular, cellular and animal approaches. Besides the eye research, our research programs also include neurosciences and vascular diseases. You will learn much more about our exciting research projects through your interview. For our recent publications, please search “Li w AND Bascom[Affiliation]” in PubMed.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications are as follows: recent PhD. Candidates with the following research experience are preferred: molecular biology, cellular biology, recombinant protein expression/purification, protein-protein interaction, signal transduction, cell functional analyses, immunohistochemistry, confocal imaging and flow cytometry. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Strong record of productivity is highly desirable. Any appropriate combination of education, certifications, and/or relevant work experience may be considered.
UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida’s only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the groundbreaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. University of Miami Hospital is the flagship facility of UHealth, which also includes the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, along with dozens of outpatient facilities. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We’re the challenge you’ve been looking for.
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