About TGen

TGen, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, is an affiliate of City of Hope. We are an Arizona-based, nonprofit medical research institute dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research with life-changing results. We work to unravel the genetic components of common and complex diseases, including cancer, neurological disorders, infectious disease, and rare childhood disorders. By identifying treatment options in this manner, we believe medicine becomes more rational, more precise and, well, more personal.

At TGen, we are setting a new medical standard where the future of medicine is happening now. We are pioneers in deciphering the story a person’s genome has to tell. For individuals faced with a serious diagnosis, our scientists and clinicians have the ability to let a patients’ genome reveal its uniqueness in ways that are both powerful and transformative, especially when it comes to treating disease in a precise and individual manner.

TGen has had an important and highly positive impact in understanding the molecular drivers in cancer and other diseases and disorders, but more importantly, has been among the world’s leaders in applying this knowledge toward the treatment of patients. By strategically aligning ourselves with first-in-class medical providers, TGen provides direct benefit to those patients faced with limited options.

A hallmark of TGen is our belief that by utilizing the latest technologies and collaborating with the strongest of partners, we can develop better tools to increase our understanding of complex diseases and to better predict which treatments might be most effective, i.e., one-of-a-kind clinical trials (the right drug, at the right dose, at the right time).

TGen’s translational approach and our experience at leveraging genomic information in support of achieving more precise and personalized treatments augments your work in ways other institutes cannot. Our affiliation with City of Hope allows you to integrate your work with a growing health system committed to research with highest potential for improvements in patient care. In short, our science-led business-supported approach means there’s no better place to move your research forward. If you’re looking for a job with purpose, you’ll find it at TGen.

Position Summary

Our major research focus in the DiStefano Lab aims to identify the genes and molecular pathways that make individuals susceptible to the development of severe clinical manifestations of complex diseases, including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and complications of diabetes. The overall goal of our research is to provide the basis for improved diagnostic capabilities and facilitate the development of more effective treatment and prevention strategies.

We are seeking a Research Associate III to investigate RNA and protein signatures in blood-based extracellular vesicles (EV) indicative of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) in bariatric surgery patients. Profiles of circulating EV cargo from patients diagnosed with T2D will be compared with those from individuals without T2D and EV profiles in the T2D group will be followed over the course of one year to determine how EV composition is affected by weight loss and remission of diabetes. In addition, the candidate will perform a variety of cellular and molecular biology experiments to identify functional consequences of EV-derived components.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and execute experiments, analyze and interpret experimental results, develop conclusions, and devise solutions to problems utilizing detailed knowledge of research laboratory procedures and practices and under the direction of the scientist in charge.
• Compile experimental results into graphs and tables.
• Research and plan follow-up experiments.
• Communicate results and progress in weekly laboratory meeting and one-on-one meetings with Dr. DiStefano.
• Mentor interns, new and junior employees; assist in lab safety and equipment training and protocols.
• Keep detailed logs of equipment protocols and reagents in the lab and coordinate, manage and perform the selection and purchasing of equipment and research supplies with guidance from faculty members.
• Contribute to the preparation of manuscripts, progress reports, and grant applications.

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

• Bachelor's degree in a science-related field (Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics)
• At least ten years of experience in a biological sciences research laboratory
• Experience with basic laboratory equipment (i.e. thermal cyclers, spectrophotometers, microscopes, centrifuges)
• Mammalian cell culture expertise
• Molecular biology skills (PCR, cloning, luciferase assay, transfection, knockdown)
• DNA and RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, gel electrophoresis, quantitation
• Protein extraction, quantitation, ELISA, and western blots
• Statistical and analytical skills
• Working knowledge of extracellular vesicles isolation and characterization

To Apply please click the link below:

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1376768/The-Translational-Genomics-Research-Institute/Research-Associate-III