Postdoctoral Research Scholar - Shyam Lab

Position description The Shyam lab is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Ph.D. or MD/Ph.D. scientist to join our team as a postdoctoral research scholar. We investigate the mechanisms behind corneal endothelial homeostasis and disease. We use mouse models, bioinformatics, and cell culture studies to pursue our research questions. The Shyam lab is enthusiastic to mentor and train all members of the lab oratory.

To understand more about the lab culture and philosophy, we encourage all applicants to visit https://shyam.lab.uiowa.edu/ We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, including stem cell biology, biomedical engineering, cellular/molecular biology, bioinformatics, physiology, and similar fields.

Education Requirement Ph.D. in biology,or related field

Required Qualtifications

• Recent publications demonstrating excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic research environment

Desirable

Qualifications:

• Experience in specific skillsets or tech niques are not required. But example skillsets and tech niques that we typically use in the in the lab are:
• Mouse models of corneal endothelial diseases
• Primary mouse and human corneal endothelial cell isolation and culture
• Common tech niques in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology
• Animal handling, animal injections
• Tissue processing and staining
• Cell/tissue imaging tech niques such as fluorescence and confocal microscopy