密歇根大学平滑肌生物工程博士后岗位

Institution

Univeristy of Michigan (http://sitemaker.umich.edu)

Position

Post Doc - Smooth Muscle Bioengineering

Location

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date Posted

Dec 4th 2007

Description

A post doctoral position is immediately available for an aggressive individual to focus on bioengineering of smooth muscle. The ultimate goal is to develop a bioengineered functional gut in vitro that will simulate physiological motility patterns observed in vivo. The work will be conducted in conjunction with the Department of Biomedical Engineering with the focus to move the research to the translational stage, i.e. implantation of these bio-engineered tissues while maintaining functionality.

The person will develop a bioreactor platform with microengineered substrates as well as controlled perfusion and other physiologic stimuli to maintain function. We envisage, for example, a need to simulate neural function, by using electrical stimulation (microchips etc), and to develop bio-reactors in order to simulate wear and tear and study the effect of stretch and aging on motor function.

Contact

Takayama lab: www.bme.umich.edu/labs/takayama/index.html