Postdoctoral Fellow, Mitochondrial & Metabolic Eye Research

Georgetown University Department of Ophthalmology; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgetown University Medical Center's Golestaneh Laboratory seeks a motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our AMD research program focused on cellular and metabolic mechanisms underlying retinal degeneration. The role involves investigating mitochondrial function, metabolism, autophagy/mitophagy, and lipid homeostasis in RPE cells.

Applicants should have a PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent in neuroscience, vision science, cell biology, or related field. U.S.

Qualifications

• PhD or MD/PhD in neuroscience, vision science, cell biology, molecular biology, metabolism or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop independent research projects on AMD and retinal degeneration.
• Publish results and present at national/international meetings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and train junior researchers.

Skills

Molecular biology

Cell culture

Imaging

iPSC culture

Education

PhD in Neuroscience/ Vision science/ related field

Tools

Confocal microscopy

Metabolic assays

Molecular techniques

Job description

Georgetown University Medical Center's Golestaneh Laboratory seeks a motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our AMD research program focused on cellular and metabolic mechanisms underlying retinal degeneration. The role involves investigating mitochondrial function, metabolism, autophagy/mitophagy, and lipid homeostasis in RPE cells.

Applicants should have a PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent in neuroscience, vision science, cell biology, or related field. U.S.