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Department/Unit:

Regenerative & Cancer Cell Biology

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Day (United States of America)

A postdoctoral fellow position funded by a NIH grant is immediately available to study the function and regulation of Aqp2+ progenitor cells in kidney fibrosis and renal cell carcinoma. Aqp2+ progenitor cells are considered as the first potential candidate that meets a strict definition of an adult renal progenitor cell requiring in vivo demonstration of 1) self-renewal, 2) clonogenicity, 3) multipotency, and participation in 4) tissue maintenance and in 5) injury repair (J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 PMID: 23308014; J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 PMID: 31843983; J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 PMID: 34667084; J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022, PMID: 35318267).

Salary range: $61,008

We will primarily be utilizing kidney samples from patients with various kidney diseases and a set of genetically engineered mouse modes to identify the unique molecular signature of Aqp2+ progenitor cells and their key regulators under both normal and pathological conditions in both human and mouse kidneys. The Postdoctoral Fellow will learn and perform various experiments using a variety of techniques such as in vivo lineage tracing, immunofluorescence staining, confocal microscopy, cell sorting, single cell RNA-Seq and bioinformatics approaches. The Postdoctoral Fellow will also learn how to write competitive grants and manuscripts. Individuals with a background in biomedical science or a related field are encouraged to apply. Experience working with mice is preferred. Interested applicants should e-mail a cover letter together with a comprehensive curriculum vitae and contact information of three references to Prof. Wenzheng Zhang, Department of Regenerative and Cancer Cell Biology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA. E-mail: zhangw1@amc.edu. Albany Medical College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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