Postdoctoral Research Associate - Cell Biology

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Position Summary The Crewe lab uses transgenic mouse lines, cell culture and biochemistry to understand extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated signaling during homeostatic and pathologic metabolic regulation. Our work has uncovered the existence of an expansive EV-mediated signaling network within the adipose tissue proper, and from the adipose tissue to other organs. This mostly adipocyte-derived EV population consists of exosome-like vesicles that carry proteins, RNAs and lipid species that can modulate a variety of signaling pathways in recipient cells. The focus of the lab is to determine how the various cargo of adipocyte EVs signal within the adipose tissue and from the adipose tissue to distal organs to modulate metabolism in obesity. Job Description: Primary Duties & Responsibilities: Information on being a postdoc at WashU in St. Louis can be found at https://postdoc.wustl.edu/prospective-postdocs-2/ . For more information on the lab please visit https://cellbiology.wustl.edu/items/crewe-lab/ . Trains under the supervision of a faculty mentor including (but not limited to): Assists with grant preparation and reporting. Prepares and submits papers on research. Assists in the d...