DescriptionThe Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is seeking a Staff Research Associate I to support studies focused on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), sarcoidosis, COPD, bronchiectasis, and lung transplantation. The position involves investigating innate immune responses, particularly the complement system, in modulating lung injury, using murine lung transplant models and human biospecimens. Responsibilities include performing surgical procedures such as left single lung orthotopic transplants, conducting molecular and cell biology experiments (e.g., PCR, flow cytometry, ELISA, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry), managing mammalian cell cultures, and analyzing data for