University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Work Values

Daily Duties at University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center:

Perform scientific studies involving infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria (Burkholderia cepacia complex, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Methylobacterium extorquens, Acidomonas methanolica, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Granulibacter bethesdensis). These organisms cause disease in patients with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and other immunosuppressed patients, such as those with cancer. A number of these strains have proven to be problematic because of their inherent multi-drug resistance (MDR) to clinically available antibiotics. In collaboration with Sarepta Therapeutics I am developing antisense antibiotics which target essential genes of various pathogenic bacteria to reduce viability in pure culture, tissue culture, and in animal models of infection. These antisense antibiotics are often more potent than many traditional antibiotics. Solely relocated the laboratory to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and continuing experiments on-going from Sarepta Therapeutics and the Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases/Immunopathogenesis Section (IPS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID).

What they like about University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Drug Development , Infectious Disease, Clinical Research Studies , Immunology, Flow Cytometry (FACS) , Protein Purification , Animal (Mice) Laboratory Studies , Project and Laboratory Management, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology, Novel Therapeutics, Inflammation, ELISA, Project Planning, Statistical Analysis (GraphPad), Risk Management Standard, Operating Procedures (SOPs), Cross Functional Team Management

Skills

Pharmacodynamics/ Pharmacokinetics • Toxicology • Novel Therapeutics/ Drug Development • Inflammation • Infectious Disease • Clinical Research Studies (Adults and Pediatrics) • Protein Purification • ELISA • Flow Cytometry (FACS) • Quali

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