Postdoctoral Associate | Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology

Organization Overview

The Coller Laboratory is devoted primarily to investigating platelet physiology, thrombosis, vascular biology, and adhesion phenomena in sickle cell disease. Studying the basic molecular interactions between blood cells and the blood vessel, the lab's research spans from basic molecular structure to complex phenomena such as thrombosis in intact animals, with the goal of using knowledge of these molecular interactions to develop new therapies for thrombosis and sickle cell disease.

In addition to its basic and translational research programs, the laboratory plays a leadership role in several university-wide initiatives focused on infectious disease and community-engaged clinical research. Dr. Barry Coller serves as Co-Director of The Rockefeller University–Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Institute for Global Infectious Disease Research and Director of the Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (RU-CCTS). The Rockefeller University – Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Institute for Global Infectious Disease Research is led by Dr.

Charles Rice, who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2020 for foundational research that led to the development of a therapeutic for Hepatitis

C. The Institute is co-led by Drs. Michel Nussenzweig and Barry Coller. The Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (RU-CCTS), led by Dr. Coller, has a Community Engaged Research Core co-directed by Dr. Jonathan N. Tobin, a cardiovascular epidemiologist who conducts community-based comparative effectiveness and implementation research at Clinical Directors Network (CDN), the national practice-based research (PBRN) that he leads, which works with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other safety-net practices that serve communities experiencing significant health and social disparities.

RU-CCTS and CDN have developed an approach to conducting highly community-engaged research that examines epidemiology and outcomes in community-based settings, while embedding basic science/mechanistic assays. This team has successfully conducted a series of highly stakeholder-engaged studies on the epidemiology, treatment patterns and outcomes for patients presenting to CDN FQHCs with skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) caused by Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA).

This community-academic “full spectrum translational research” team will apply the model to Chagas disease developed during the MRSA. Chagas disease is an emerging infectious disease in the USA, primarily affecting individuals and communities from Latin America, where the disease is endemic.

We seek an advanced Postdoctoral researcher to add additional research perspectives and methods to this team. This is a great opportunity for an exceptional individual interested in studying population health models of Chagas Disease and other emerging infectious diseases with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Chagas disease primarily affects migrants, refugees and immigrants from Latin America, and domestic transmission in the USA is also increasing.

The combined rich environment of Rockefeller, CDN and FQHCs provides opportunities for participating in practice-based research and service-learning within both academic and community-based settings and will offer a unique and unparalleled opportunity for the Fellow to develop a focus within the larger Chagas Disease project that will accelerate his/her career development. We look forward to identifying an outstanding candidate who brings a unique skill set to the team that will broaden the translational research perspective while building new and valuable research and communications skills.

We strive to build a supportive culture in our endeavors.

More information can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and www.

CDNetwork.org/chagas.

Appointment Term: This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension, not to exceed 18 months in total.

• Leading a project in the Fellow’s area of scholarship/expertise related to Chagas Disease and patients served…