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Assists investigators and/or other study staff in the implementation, coordination and conduct of clinical research activities.   This position will support Dr. Larry Kociolek in Infectious Disease. Learn more about him here:https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/doctors/kociolek-larry-k-3356/ 

This position will support the Division of Critical Care.    Please take a look at the Zhao Lab here: https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/research/research-areas/laboratory-research/zhao-laboratory/ 

Conducts daily experimental research lab work in lung and vascular biology and assists the PI to manage the lab including ordering. Assists in designing and carrying out experiments, collecting and analyzing data, maintaining mouse colonies, keeping careful record, presenting data in lab meeting, and publishing papers. Follows appropriate protocols, policies, procedures, regulations, and good laboratory Practices. Lab PI: Dr. Youyang Zhao.   Please check out Dr. Youyang Zhao's Lab Here!  https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/research/research-areas/laboratory-research/zhao-laboratory/

Professor Sara Katsanis is hiring two, part-time Research Student Assistants to collaborate on a research sub-project on DNA uses in immigration under PI supervision. This is a virtual “dry” lab, so work will be remote. The student project will entail compilation and tracking of research study materials, drafting family resources, and coordinating consultant input on materials.   8-10 hours a week with commitment through school year June 2021.

The Administrative Assistant performs a wide range of administrative support responsibilities for leaders to help facilitate the efficient operation of the Unit/Department/Division.   Please take a look at our website here: The Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research, Outreach, and Advocacy (SCHROA) Center 

Based on specific research program needs, patient facing vs. data administrative responsibilities will vary. Coordinates all clinical research activities with minimal supervision.

The Project Manager, SCHROA- Community Engagement and Transformation will manage administrative, communication and relationships for the CF newborn screening evaluation research program. The position will manage day to day functions related to the communication and administration and will have responsibility and oversight for community relationships, human resources processes, and general administrative support. This position will be responsible to be the interface between Lurie Children’s and all key stakeholders at United States Cystic Fibrosis Centers and state newborn screening programs within state public health systems.

Based on specific research program needs, patient facing vs. data administrative responsibilities will vary. Coordinates all clinical research activities with minimal supervision.

Under the direction of the Associate Director of Information Services, the Data Management Specialist will assist with the enhancement of data integrity to maintain the quality and accuracy of research data in the Center for Food Allergy and Asthma Research (CFAAR). The Data Management Specialist will also execute database imports, queries, exports, reports, and mailing lists. This position will assist in developing and implementing policies to guide data entry, and making sure that the database effectively captures donor information to generate accurate reports. The position works extensively with large and complex databases, including data from longitudinal and cross-sectional study designs as well as randomized controlled trials, using statistical software packages such as Stata or SAS. The Data Management Specialist creates reports of data and communicates results to Principal Investigators.

Works with PI, but functions independently; responsible for the complete coordinator of assigned clinical research activities. May have supervisory responsibilities of study staff.

Based on specific research program needs, patient facing vs. data administrative responsibilities will vary. Coordinates all clinical research activities with moderate supervision.   Here is a link to our Genetics Clinical Research Trials: https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/pediatric-genetic-disorders/research/

Based on specific research program needs, patient facing vs. data administrative responsibilities will vary. Coordinates all clinical research activities with moderate supervision.

Primary mitochondrial diseases are caused by a genetic deficiency that may impair mitochondrial metabolism. Symptoms often involve the nervous system, but how abnormal mitochondrial metabolism causes neuronal dysfunction is not fully understood. Projects in the lab are focused on pathogenic mechanisms linking mitochondrial biology and neuroscience. Main functions will include preparing tissue for histology, mitochondrial metabolism assays, culturing primary neurons in sterile conditions and managing transgenic mouse colony (breeding, genotyping). Molecular biology, cell biology, and behavioral analysis have all been built into grant-funded programs as well. There will be opportunities to present data at local symposiums and have authorship manuscripts. Metabolism-focused work will take place in conjunction with Dr. Navdeep Chandel’s lab.

Conducts daily experimental research lab work in lung and vascular biology and assists the PI to manage the lab including ordering. Assists in designing and carrying out experiments, collecting and analyzing data, maintaining mouse colonies, keeping careful record, presenting data in lab meeting, and publishing papers. Follows appropriate protocols, policies, procedures, regulations, and good laboratory Practices. Lab PI: Dr. Youyang Zhao.   Please check out Dr. Youyang Zhao's Lab Here!  https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/research/research-areas/laboratory-research/zhao-laboratory/  

Based on specific research program needs, patient facing vs. data administrative responsibilities will vary. Coordinates all clinical research activities with moderate supervision.   Please visit our Emergency Medicine page to learn more:https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/pediatric-emergency-room/research/

The Rowley lab at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School is seeking a motivated individual for the position of Post-Doctoral Research Associate. The main focus of the Rowley laboratory is the etiology/pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease, and the lab seeks a post-doctoral researcher with experience in immunology and molecular biology to move forward exciting preliminary studies of the etiology of Kawasaki disease. The Rowley lab also studies B cell (plasmablast) responses to infection and autoimmune diseases. The Post-Doctoral Associate will design and conduct research in collaboration with Dr. Rowley, performing experiments, data analysis, and preparation of manuscripts for publication. The anticipated studies would include flow cytometry with single cell isolation; RNA and DNA extraction and purification; sequencing data analysis; cell culture, transfection, and protein isolation; histologic studies of paraffin-embedded tissue sections including immunohistochemistry; and immunoblotting. This position requires the ability to work independently and, if needed, to collaborate with other researcher and core laboratories.For more information, please see the lab’s website: https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/research/research-areas/laboratory-research/rowley-laboratory/.

Conducts tests and procedures; sets up and operates equipment; records observations and measurements and collects and compiles data in a research lab; requires a practical understanding of a limited number of standard scientific techniques.

Functioning somewhat independently, the Postdoctoral Associate will design, organize and conduct highly specialized and advanced experiments using established scientific protocols and procedures and, in some cases, designing new protocols; summarize findings and publish results in research journals; assume general responsibility for scientific operations of the laboratory; provide supervision and guidance to junior technicians, students, and researchers.   Our laboratory focuses on molecular oncology and translational experimental therapeutics with a goal of improving the outcomes of pediatric patients with malignant tumors. The laboratory has established a large panel(n>200) of patient-derived orthotopic xenografts for most types of pediatric brain tumors and continues to expand our repository to all child cancers for biological studies and drug screening with specific interest in establishing pre-clinical rational for clinical trials of various antitumor compounds.   The Postdoctoral Associate will combine deep biological understanding of cancer with preclinical assessment to ultimately develop new diagnostic/therapeutic strategies in close collaboration with physicians, pathologists, pharmacologists, bioinformatics and other research personnel. S/he will participate NIH-funded research projects and get comprehensive training in translational therapeutics.   Successful candidates must be highly motivated and hold a PhD and/or MD degree in the field of medicine or biomedical sciences with prior in-depth training in cancer research involving rodent animal models (e.g., GEEM/xenograft) as demonstrated by publications as well as good scientific writing ability, oral communication skill and presentation.

The Research Technologist II will conduct experimental research lab work in the Molecular and Translational Cancer Biology Neighborhood. The lab focuses on understanding of child cancer biology and the discovery of new therapeutics using in vitro assessment and in vivo investigation. The laboratory has established a large panel(n>200) of patient-derived orthotopic xenografts for most types of pediatric brain tumors and performed high throughput drug screening with specific interest in establishing pre-clinical rational for clinical trials of various antitumor compounds.   The Research technologist II will focus mostly on routine mouse work. S/he will assist in design of one or more specific phase(s) of entire project(s). S/he will complete mathematical calculations, &/or computer tasks &/or assists in judging validity of data.  The Research Technologist II will follow appropriate protocols, policies, procedures, regulations, good clinical & laboratory Practices.

The Advanced Center for Translational Genetic Medicine (ACT-GeM) is a new unit within the the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute aimed at bringing to fore cutting-edge discovery that can transform the lives of young patients and their families. Our work ranges from basic pathomechanisms of human genetic disease to the complementation of such observation toward the development of new therapeutic modalities.   Postdoctoral fellows will be expected to join a vibrant, multidisciplinary team to forward the mission of ACT-GeM, while at the same time gaining training that will help in launching their careers as independent investigators.   Functioning with progressively greater independence, Postdoctoral Associates design, organize and conduct highly specialized and advanced experiments using established scientific protocols and procedures and, in some cases, designing new protocols; publish results in research journals; assume general responsibility for scientific operations of the laboratory; provide supervision and guidance to junior technicians, students, and researchers.