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Research Assistant I (Day)

Conducts research activities according to research protocol. Research activities may include some or all of the following: patient recruiting and screening, traditional laboratory experiments and activities, informatics, field interviewer recruiting, screening and training and/or animal laboratories. Minimum education: Bachelor’s Degree

Research Assistant I (Nights)

Conducts research activities according to research protocol. Research activities may include some or all of the following: patient recruiting and screening, traditional laboratory experiments and activities, informatics, field interviewer recruiting, screening and training and/or animal laboratories. Minimum education: Bachelor’s Degree

Assistant/Associate Professor

Individuals must have a doctoral degree (MD/PhD or both).  Applicants for these positions will focus on investigating mechanisms of dysregulated biological pathways related to traumatic injury. One area of emphasis is on the abnormal coagulation associated with trauma and the impact of thromboinflammation on the pathophysiological responses to trauma. Other focus areas include organ support/medical device development, microbiome impact on trauma outcomes including gut-brain axis, wound healing, post-injury pain mitigation, as well as combined radiation/kinetic traumatic injuries. Both acute and long-term outcomes are of interest. The successful applicant will be able to work in a team science environment, interacting with clinicians and clinician-scientists within CeTIR and the Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann- Texas Medical Center. Applicants will pursue basic science and translational projects related to the intersection of coagulation and inflammation-infection and be capable of developing, managing, and executing projects leveraging cell-based and animal models related to trauma and injury.  Applicants will actively participate in ongoing clinical trials related to coagulation biology, hemorrhagic shock, traumatic brain injury, organ support, or other relevant area of focus, as well as develop an independent portfolio of basic and/or translational investigations and collaborations within the Center and the Texas Medical Center. Access to a large trauma biobank of collected clinical samples and physiological and clinical data is available to form the basis for future proposals. Applicants will work with CeTIR on projects linked to the newly developed University of Texas System Trauma Research Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4) which seeks to coordinate and expand trauma research within the UT System and linked to military medical focus areas. Applicants are expected to develop extramural funding proposals to support the goals of their research program.

NIGMS T32 Trauma Research Fellowship

Institutional Information:
Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR) and the Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Address: 6410 Fannin St. Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77030
Email: heidi.draehn@uth.tmc.edu

Fellowship/Post-Doc Information:
Fellowship: NIGMS T32 Trauma Research Fellowship
Length: 2 Years
Total number of positions: 4 (1-3 available/year)
Program Director: Charles S. Cox, Jr., MD
Website: https://med.uth.edu/surgery/education/fellowship/t32-program/

Description:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is currently seeking postdoctoral candidates for a National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)-funded T32 research fellowship in the following research areas: traumatic brain injury, resuscitation (including hemorrhagic shock), and organ injury and/or dysfunction. These are two year fellowships devoted to clinical or translational research. UTHealth and its primary clinical site, Memorial Hermann Hospital, are located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, the largest incorporated medical center in the world. UTHealth’s Trauma Research Training Program was created in 1988, and over the last 25 years, multidisciplinary faculty have successfully mentored residents and postdocs to become competitive, productive, and independent clinical researchers.

Program goals:
The goal of this comprehensive program is to provide mentorship as well as didactic and practical training in clinical and translational research, resulting in significant contributions to the care of traumatically-injured patients and future academic independence. Upon the completion of the fellowship, fellows will be able to 1) formulate focused research questions and develop appropriate protocols to answer those questions; 2) analyze the resulting data and draw appropriate conclusions from these data; 3) collaborate with other scientists in a multidisciplinary setting; and 4) organize both oral and written presentations of research results, defend conclusions, and translate them to the care of the traumatically-injured patient. Fellows will participate in didactic coursework, including courses in clinical trial design, scientific writing, epidemiology, biostatistics, ethics and career development and have the opportunity to complete a Master of Science in Clinical Research. T32 fellows will be directly advised by a primary faculty mentor at UTHealth.

Other requirements:
UTHealth provides equal employment opportunities, is committed to recruiting a talented and diverse workforce, and encourages applications from under-represented ethnic minorities and veterans. Applicants must have an MD or PhD and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

**Appointments are made for a term of one year with the possibility of renewal for a second year pending satisfactory progress.  Payback obligations are required if the recipient leaves the training program after one year.  Refer to the NIH Grants Policy Statement on Payback or NRSA Payback Agreement for more information.

HOW TO APPLY: Interested applicants should send a current CV, a one page statement of research interests, a half page statement of career goals and three letters of reference to heidi.draehn@uth.tmc.edu.