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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Research Fellow, WF Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104

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Overview

Research Fellow, WF Institute for Regenerative Medicine — Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. The WFIRM Postdoctoral Research Fellow will participate in a project to develop a new platform to enable the testing of vaccines. The applicant will perform a variety of complex tasks including antigen uptake and presentation, immune cell activation and differentiation, in vitro biological and functional tests for verification of tissue construct viability and functional assays. Research will be performed in a team environment with procedures and techniques previously outlined by established protocols and other scientific data related to the production of tissue engineered constructs. Responsibilities

Basic and advanced immunological protocols including antigen presentation, T and B cell activation, cell culture and expansion. Assembly of 3D constructs using biofabrication techniques and data collection/organization. Assistance in the preparation of reports and manuscripts. Immunology, engineering, and cell biology experience is a plus. Education and Experience

Ph.D. with a focus in biological, immunological, engineering or biomedical engineering. Skills and Qualifications

Experience in cell culture and immunology techniques. Experience in antigen presentation, T cell and B cell activation and differentiation. Experience with development and testing of tissue engineering constructs. Experience in biofabrication and tissue engineering technologies such as bioprinting for creation of tissue engineered constructs. Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Materials Science background a plus. General computer skills, including the use of Excel spreadsheets. Attention to detail; excellent organizational and time management skills. Excellent recordkeeping and documentation skills. Work Environment

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) is a world leader in the development of technologies and products in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. WFIRM is an interdisciplinary institute with a semi-open laboratory concept aimed at fostering collaboration in a variety of research areas. WFIRM occupies several floors in the Richard H. Dean Biomedical Building in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem. Compensation and Benefits

Pay range: $30.15 - $45.25 per hour. Benefits eligible. Hours per week: 40. Schedule details vary. Education/Experience and additional compensation policies are as described by Advocate Health and WFIRM.

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