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September 6, 2025

**Job Description**
A postdoctoral position is available in the Dai Lab, focusing on understanding lung vascular biology and the pathogenesis of cardiopulmonary diseases. The research aims to define underlying mechanisms of pulmonary vascular diseases, including pulmonary hypertension, and to identify novel precision therapeutic approaches for lung diseases and right heart failure. The lab leverages cutting-edge technologies such as genetic lineage tracing, CRISPR genomic editing, single-cell omics, and spatial transcriptomics to study complex cardiopulmonary vascular diseases. The successful candidate will manage their own research project, contributing to first-author publications, and will develop expertise in data analysis and career skills.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Highly motivated
• Self-motivated
• Skills and training to assist in performing complex research studies, experiments, and assays
• Excellent oral communication skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Collaboration (Preferred)
• Data Analysis (Preferred)
• Data Interpretations (Preferred)
• Experimentation (Preferred)
• Laboratory Operations (Preferred)
• Laboratory Techniques (Preferred)
• Researching (Preferred)
• Results Reporting (Preferred)
• Scientific Writing (Preferred)
• Motivated for learning new techniques for biomedical science
• Ability to adapt and change as new laboratory protocols emerge

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Ph.D.
• M.D.
• Equivalent Terminal or Doctoral Degree

**Experience**
Experience Required:
• No specific work experience is required for this position.
Other:
• Physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.

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Experience
Experience Required: • No specific work experience is required for this position. Other: • Physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.
Work Level
Postdoc
Employment Type
Research Job
Salary
Annual Salary: Base pay is commensurate with experience.
Details
See Details [No specific duration, remote work, or relocation requirements explicitly stated.]
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Department of Medicine • Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine • Dai Lab
Supervisor(s)
Dr. Dai
Supervisor Email
z.dai@wustl.edu hr@wustl.edu
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU)
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