Research Fellow – Cardiovascular Genetics & Zebrafish

CHEManager International; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Pre-Tax Savings (HSA/FSAs)

Retirement plan

Job summary

Mayo Clinic invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Xiaolei Xu, focusing on modeling human cardiovascular diseases, PKD, and cardiac aging using zebrafish and African turquoise killifish.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative team, emphasize basic biomedical research, and contribute to plans for translating findings into therapeutic strategies; English proficiency and strong publication record are valued.

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent doctoral degree required.
• Experience in cilia biology, cardiomyopathy, PKD, cellular senescence, or bioinformatics (single-cell and spatial transcriptomics) desirable.
• Postdoc with no more than one prior postdoctoral fellowship is appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Join a dynamic research team modeling human cardiovascular diseases, PKD, and cardiac aging using zebrafish and African turquoise killifish.
• Contribute to discovery of molecular mechanisms and development of innovative therapeutic strategies.

Skills

Cilia biology

Cardiomyopathy

PKD

Cellular senescence

Single-cell transcriptomics

Spatial transcriptomics

Education

Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent doctoral degree

Job description

Mayo Clinic invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Xiaolei Xu, focusing on modeling human cardiovascular diseases, PKD, and cardiac aging using zebrafish and African turquoise killifish.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative team, emphasize basic biomedical research, and contribute to plans for translating findings into therapeutic strategies; English proficiency and strong publication record are valued.