Postdoc: iPSC Brain Organoids & Neurodegeneration

Mount Sinai Health Systems; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 67.000 - 82.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mount Sinai Health System seeks highly skilled scientists to join the Blanchard Laboratory, studying how genetic and environmental factors influence the brain’s vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease. The lab uses human iPSC-based brain models, organoids, and assembloids, integrating multi-omics and computational analyses to uncover mechanisms and identify therapeutic strategies.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD with 4–5 years of relevant experience and have strong expertise in neurodegeneration,

Qualifikationen

• PhD required for position.
• 4-5 years of experience in related research fields.
• Experience with human iPSC-based brain models and omics approaches.

Aufgaben

• Study genetic and environmental factors shaping brain vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease.
• Develop and apply human iPSC-based brain models including organoids and assembloids.
• Integrate genomic, computational, and systems-level approaches to understand disease processes.

Kenntnisse

Genetic risk mechanisms

Neurodegeneration research

iPSC brain models

Brain organoid engineering

Multi-omics analysis

Neurovascular & glial biology

Ausbildung

PhD

Tools

iPSC models

Organoid/assembloid engineering

Post-mortem brain analysis

Mouse models

Jobbeschreibung

Mount Sinai Health System seeks highly skilled scientists to join the Blanchard Laboratory, studying how genetic and environmental factors influence the brain’s vulnerability to neurodegenerative disease. The lab uses human iPSC-based brain models, organoids, and assembloids, integrating multi-omics and computational analyses to uncover mechanisms and identify therapeutic strategies.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD with 4–5 years of relevant experience and have strong expertise in neurodegeneration,