Postdoctoral Associate | JAX/Connecticut Children's Medical Hospital
Core
Developing an in vitro gastrointestinal host immune-microbiome culture model for disease modeling and therapeutic development of intestinal inflammatory conditions.
Role type
Postdoctoral Associate (Biomedical Engineering/Immunology)
Builds
Organ-on-a-chip platforms, organoid culture models, and multi-omics datasets for Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, celiac, and eosinophilic esophagitis.
Domain
Biomedical research, gastroenterology, microbiome science, organoid engineering
Required skills
cell and tissue engineering, bioengineering, immunoengineering, cell biology, in vivo models, bacterial cultures, host-microbiome interactions, multi-omics approaches
Preferred skills
gastroenterology research experience, organoid culture, microbiome sequencing, single-cell transcriptomics, metagenomics, proteomics
Technologies
Organ-on-a-chip, microfluidics, single-cell transcriptomics, metagenomics, proteomics
Responsibilities
Cultivate patient-derived organoids and microbiomes; operate complex Organ Chip models; analyze immune cell regulation of intestinal microbiota; lead projects applying cutting-edge technologies to disease mechanisms.
Seniority
Postdoctoral Fellow (Early-career researcher)