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Student - Research - Petrache Lab

 

Date Posted: 04/10/2024

Job #: 3036352

Location: Denver

 
  We are seeking an enthusiastic Student to join the laboratory of Irina Petrache, MD, in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at National Jewish Health, in Denver, CO, for a temporary summer research position.


Our research focuses on mechanisms of lung injury and repair in the pathogenesis of lung diseases. Our goal is to identify therapeutic targets for diseases caused by exposure to cigarette smoke, vaping, and respiratory viral infections, such as COPD/emphysema, pulmonary hypertension, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).


Our research projects employ complementary approaches, including:

Molecular and cellular biology
Biochemistry

Pulmonary patho-physiological assessment of small animal models of disease Translational approaches using human cohorts.
The methods used in our laboratory include tissue culture, exposure of cells to cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes, isolation of cells from murine and human tissues, transfections, RNA and protein isolation, quantitative PCR, Western blotting, histology, immunofluorescence, fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry and others.


Please include a resume and a cover letter with your application, stating your desired start and end dates for summer 2024.
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