Laboratory Sciences Professional (Entry - Senior Level

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine | Department of Medicine | Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, & Critical Care Medicine Laboratory Sciences Professional (Entry - Senior Level)

Position: # - Requisition: #37913

The Berdnikovs/Holguin Lab uses systems biology principles to understand the organism‑level interactions between metabolism, development and inflammation in lung and allergic diseases, with basic science, translational and computational biology research components. The Research Services Laboratory Professional will play a key role in foundational projects with real potential to impact future therapeutic development in obesity, allergy, and asthma. This position will gain hands‑on experience in both bench science, performing functional assays of metabolic and immune pathways and in vivo animal experiments, as well as translational research, including handling and processing biospecimens from patients and direct interaction with clinical collaborators.

Our research vision emphasizes impact and innovation. Examples of lab's principal projects include: (1) studies of how obesity, metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance impact the airway and development of allergy and asthma in children and adults; (2) understanding how different organs communicate during inflammation and mechanisms by which gut hormones such as GLP‑1 and brain‑ and adipose tissue‑derived hormones regulate inflammation;

(3) mechanistic research to understand why metabolic diseases (obesity, diabetes) make individuals more susceptible to severe viral infections. This is a rare opportunity to learn the state‑of‑the‑art in vitro, in vivo and in silico lab techniques and be involved in cutting‑edge cross‑disciplinary research that spans from molecule to bedside, in a supportive academic environment where your contributions will be instrumental in shaping the lab's direction and impact within the university and beyond.

• In‑vitro sterile cell and tissue culture.
• Performance of immunological lab assays (flow cytometry, ELISA, etc.).
• Performance of functional biochemical assays for studies of metabolism.
• Set up and processing of in‑vivo experiments with rodents (handling mice, administering substances, euthanasia and anesthesia, dissections).
• Accurate record keeping.
• Purchasing and inventory of reagents.

Onsite - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Thank you for your interest in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado! Our over 150 faculty are located across four sites: the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, National Jewish Health, Denver Health, and the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System.

We are very proud of our long and illustrious history. Many seminal discoveries in pulmonary, allergy, critical care medicine occurred here in Denver, including advances in tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, airway disease, cancer, and critical care. Many of our former trainees have taken leadership roles in academic medicine, including Division and Department Chairs, Deans, and American Thoracic Society Presidents.

We continue to enhance all aspects of our division and training program, and as a result, we have seen tremendous and sustained growth. The clinical practice sites have built new hospitals, and there are multiple new research buildings across the campuses. We have been fortunate to recruit tremendous new faculty members while retaining many of our former trainees.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world‑class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients…