Research Laboratory Tech Senior/Research Lab Tech Intermediate (Term Limited)

Mission Statement

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.

Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Who We Are

Our lab is interested in understanding the mechanisms by which the lung epithelium responds to injury. We study mechanisms of injury / inflammation and regeneration after injury.

Epithelial injury and a failure of epithelial regeneration is thought to drive the development of lung diseases such as ARDS (including COVID-19), fibrosis, and emphysema.

Specifically, we are exploring the mechanisms underlying proliferation and differentiation of alveolar epithelial progenitor or stem cells.

We have identified ?-catenin, HIF, and TGF? signaling as important drivers. We also study the epithelial inflammatory and host defense responses to bacterial and viral infection, specifically epithelial-immune cell crosstalk.

We use mouse and cell culture models to study mechanisms. The mouse work involves lineage tracing and inducible cell-specific gene deficient mice, and primary epithelial cell culture / organoid work allows us to further dissect mechanism.

We use confocal imaging, immunostaining, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), single cell RNA sequencing, proteomics, and flow assisted cytometry sorting (FACS).

We aim to address important questions and make novel discoveries that significantly enhance out understanding of lung biology and disease.

We hope that our discoveries may ultimately lead to the development of therapies for infectious, inflammatory, and fibrotic lung diseases.

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Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in .

Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30, employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems.

In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2 : 1 Match on retirement savings

Responsibilities*

• Performs experimental procedures in one or more areas of work under the supervision of higher level research staff.
• Helps clean up after experiments.
• Administers tests, gathers data, records observations and measurements.
• Sets up and operates laboratory equipment
• Performs routine computations and computer analysis
• Responsible for completing lab documentation for inspections

Required Qualifications*

• Research Lab Tech Intermediate : HS Diploma or Assoc Degree and 1+ years experience.
• Research Lab Tech Senior : Bachelor's degree and 1+ years experience

Desired Qualifications*

Research Lab Tech Intermediate : Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Underfill Statement

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.