Fully Funded Postdoc: Neuroimmunology & MS Research

Athena's Journey; Indiana; On-site; USD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Basel's Department of Biomedicine seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to advance autoimmune neuroscience research. You will work on engineering human B cells to express a B cell receptor and study their CNS differentiation, aiming to understand MS mechanisms and potential therapies.

Candidates should have a doctoral degree, strong independence, and experience in cellular genetic engineering using viral vectors and CRISPR/Cas9.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree or medical degree with relevant research experience.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Experience with viral vectors and CRISPR/Cas9 is highly desirable; strong foundation in related subjects.

Responsibilities

• Engineer human B cells to express a B cell receptor to enable native-like class switch and differentiation.
• Test how peripheral B cells develop into CNS-resident antibody-secreting cells and their role in MS.
• Perform molecular biology, flow cytometry, histology, microscopy and protein methods; analyze data.

Skills

Cellular genetic engineering

CRISPR/Cas9

Immunology

Neurology

Molecular biology

Bioinformatics

Viral vectors

Flow cytometry

Histology

Microscopy

Protein methods

Education

Doctoral degree in a related subject

Tools

Flow cytometry

Histology

Microscopy

Protein methods

Bioinformatics

Job description

The University of Basel's Department of Biomedicine seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to advance autoimmune neuroscience research. You will work on engineering human B cells to express a B cell receptor and study their CNS differentiation, aiming to understand MS mechanisms and potential therapies.

Candidates should have a doctoral degree, strong independence, and experience in cellular genetic engineering using viral vectors and CRISPR/Cas9.