Apply for Job Job ID342067 LocationTwin Cities Job FamilyResearch-Researchers Full/Part TimeFull-Time Regular/TemporaryRegular Job Code9742R5 Employee ClassAcad Prof and Admin Add to Favorite Jobs Email this Job About the Job The Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School has an opening for an Integrative Biology and Physiology Researcher. Lead the design, implementation, and development of research projects to study acquired and inherited cardiomyopathies and skeletal muscle diseases and seek potential therapeutics for these disease states, with a particular focus on muscular dystrophy research. Review data analysis of team members and provide direction for presentations and publications. Write reviews of literature in the field of molecular and integrative cardiology. Review emerging scientific literature and participate in presentations and scientific meetings in the field. Oversee the development, writing, and submission of grant applications for funding. Serve as a mentor for lab personnel, students, and fellows. Qualifications Required Qualifications (must be mentioned on application/resume): Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree in Bioscience and Biotechnology, Bioscience, Biotechnology, or a related degree in the Biomedicine field plus two (2) years of post-doctorate experience working in muscular dystrophy research. This experience must include publication in peer-reviewed journals in the fields of cardiac and muscle molecular research and integrative physiology; research in therapeutics for cardiac and muscle molecular abnormalities; analysis of scientific data using SPSS, Matlab, Prism and/or Stata; experience participating in the grant writing process; and experience working with genetic models with temporal-spatial control of gene excision. About the Department Biomedical research is all about the excitement of new discovery. Biomedical sciences are constantly evolving and forever forward-looking, seeking to harness the best new approaches and tools to understand biology and life. What are the most exciting opportunities in biomedical research today? There is great interest today in studies of biological complexity from molecular building blocks to the whole animal. With beautiful molecular and genetic tools in hand, discovery into the complexities of systems biology in living animals - once a distant dream - is now possible. This new department of Integrative Biology and Physiology at the University of Minnesota is central to the mission of the Medical School and University. The department stands on the shoulders of legends, most notably Professor Maurice Visscher who, more than 50 years ago, had the vision to reach across disciplines in the quest for knowledge discovery. This was a huge leap forward as most everyone then built departments as silos-not daring to seek cross-disciplinary interactions. Visscher's efforts helped launch a remarkable period of biomedical growth and discovery, particularly in cardiovascular biology and disease, where landmark breakthroughs in portable cardiac defibrillators and cardiac open heart repair were envisioned and brought to fruition. In this spirit, the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology emerges. Our research centers on integrative systems biology of the heart and vasculature, including the close linkages among cardiovascular diseases and obesity, diabetes and metabolism at the whole animal level. The department is ideally positioned to bridge basic science discoveries to clinically relevant applications, spanning from academia to our neighbors in the biomedical industry. The spotlight is on Minnesota as a rising star in cardiovascular research. We welcome new faculty and students who embrace this vision. https://med.umn.edu/physiology How To Apply Applications must be submitted online. 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