Postdoc: Liquid Biopsy & Biomarker Discovery in Lupus

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology in Baltimore seeks an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD Postdoctoral Fellow to join a translational program focused on noninvasive precision medicine tools for lupus and related diseases.

The fellow will identify molecular biomarkers, develop urine-based liquid biopsy methods, analyze spatial transcriptomics, integrate multi-omics with clinical data, build risk models, and lead publications.

Qualifications

• MD/PhD in clinical or biomedical science with strong interest in biomarker discovery and translational research.
• Experience integrating molecular and clinical data is highly desirable.
• Excellent scientific writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and validate molecular biomarkers reflecting intrarenal disease activity.
• Develop urine-based 'liquid biopsy' approaches for noninvasive disease monitoring.
• Design and analyze spatial transcriptomic datasets to define intrarenal cell states.
• Integrate multi-omics data with clinical outcomes.
• Build risk prediction models and precision medicine algorithms.
• Lead manuscripts, abstracts, and independent research projects.

Skills

Biomarker discovery

Translational research

Biomedical data integration

Scientific writing

Education

MD

PhD

Tools

Proteomics

Spatial transcriptomics

Multi-omics analysis

Job description

The Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology in Baltimore seeks an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD Postdoctoral Fellow to join a translational program focused on noninvasive precision medicine tools for lupus and related diseases.

The fellow will identify molecular biomarkers, develop urine-based liquid biopsy methods, analyze spatial transcriptomics, integrate multi-omics with clinical data, build risk models, and lead publications.