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UMass Chan Medical School · 2 months ago

Post Doc (0) - Lawson Lab

Worcester, MA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

UMass Chan Medical School is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in the Lawson Lab focused on studying the development of the circulatory and lymphatic systems using zebrafish as a model. The role involves investigating vascular anomalies and mural cell development through advanced molecular biology techniques.

EducationHigher EducationMedical

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Determine how developmental defects associated with known mutations in humans result in defective vascular or lymphatic function

Identify relevant molecular targets, linking cellular mechanisms and defects to disease phenotypes, and small molecule screening to identify therapeutics

Dissect transcriptional regulatory networks required for pericyte development

Conduct genetic analysis of candidate transcription factors to determine how they regulate pericyte specification

Develop and apply cutting-edge approaches, including conditional genetics, CRISPR-based gene editing, single cell molecular analyses, and in vivo time lapse

Qualification

Molecular biologyGenome editingModel organismsTranscription factorsTechnical accomplishment

Required

Experience in molecular biology as documented through publication record

Prior expertise in the application of genome editing in model systems

General experience with model organisms

Highly motivated and technically accomplished as documented by exceptional publication record

Company

UMass Chan Medical School

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Massachusetts’ first and only public academic health sciences center is made up of three graduate schools.

Founded in 1962

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.umassmed.edu/

H1B Sponsorship

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2023 (2)

2022 (1)

2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$13.6M

Key Investors

Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCommonwealth of Massachusetts

2025-11-18Grant· $2M

2024-04-03Grant· $11.6M

Leadership Team

Marc Uknis

Adjunct Associate Professor Of Surgery, Microbiology & Applied Physiology

Michael Collins

Chancellor

Recent News

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2026-01-03

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