Associate Researcher I-Renal-MSH-12908-041

Job Description

The Associate Researcher I is a laboratory research position, responsible for independent conduct of routine and standardized experiments. This individual assists in the interpretation of research outcomes, performs assays to support research studies, and assists in the clerical and supply aspects of the laboratory environment.

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) worldwide. Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction is a key event leading to the progression of DKD. Through unbiased screening of EC transcriptome in animal models with early DKD, we identified cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (CH25H) as one of the highly regulated genes in diabetic kidneys. CH25H is the main enzyme that hydroxylates cholesterol to generate 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC). CH25H is known to be highly expressed in the kidney cells but its role in renal cell biology and pathology has never been reported. Over the last several years, we have generated a large amount of preliminary data to support the critical role of CH25H/25-HC in the pathogenesis of DKD. Based on these preliminary data, we hypothesized that CH25H/25-HC has a major protective role in DKD via maintaining normal Golgi function in ECs by inhibiting the negative regulatory effect of ASAP1 on ARF4 . To test this hypothesis, we propose the following aims: Aim 1: Determine how CH25H/25-HC are regulated in ECs and how CH25H/25-HC contributes to Golgi dysfunction and EC injury in diabetic conditions. Aim 2: Determine the cell-specific effects of CH25H on the development of DKD by using inducible EC-specific CH25H knockout or overexpression mice. Aim 3: Determine the role of ARF4 and Asap1 in the regulation of Golgi function and EC injury in DKD in mice.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in science or related field required

• 1 - 2 years of research/laboratory experience

• Candidate should have basic training in medical research

• Basic Bench Work and Animal Studies experience required

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $58,661.00 - $74,880.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 036 - Renal MSH - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine

Responsibilities

• Perform in vitro cell cultures of glomerular endothelial cells and test whether overexpression or knockdown of CH25h, ASAP1, and ARF4 affects Golgi function in endothelial cells.

• We have generated transgenic mouse models with overexpression or knockdown of Ch25h, ASAP1, and ARF4 in endothelial cells. We will test whether these mice develop more or less kidney injury.

• Techniques include cell culture, western blot, qPCR, RNA-sequencing, genotyping of mice, mouse breading, kidney histology analysis, immunostaining, determination of urine albumin and renal function.

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Compensation Statement

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $58661 - $74880 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.