Postdoc in Neurogenomics at German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)-PhD molecular biology -Apply

Description & Details:  The German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) investigates the causes of diseases of the nervous system and develops strategies for prevention, treatment and care. It is an institution within the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres with nine sites across Germany (Berlin, Bonn, Dresden, Göttingen, Magdeburg, Munich, Rostock/Greifswald, Tübingen and Witten). The DZNE cooperates closely with universities, their clinics and other research facilities.

A post-doctoral position is available within the scientific team “Genome Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases” led by prof. Peter Heutink in Tübingen. The research focus of this team is on the identification and characterization of genetic risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases. For further details on the scientific program please refer to http://www.dzne.de/en/sites/tuebingen/research-groups/heutink.html.

Our systematic characterization of the large number of genetic risk factors identified for Neurodegenerative diseases focuses around High-Throughput/High-Content (HT/HC) cellular screening approaches (seehttp://www.dzne.de/en/sites/tuebingen/research-groups/jain.html).

To implement the recent developments in genome editing with the CRISPR/Cas9 system in our HT/HC based research, we have a position for a post-doctoral researcher available to implement these techniques. The research emphasis will be on CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and assay development of patient derived inducible pluripotent stem cells (iPS) that will be used for HT/HC cellular screenings for neurodegenerative diseases.

Requirements:

Candidates (f/m) with experience in molecular biology; genome editing; cell culture and iPS are encouraged to apply. It is highly desirable that the candidate has a background in neuroscience and the ability to work independently, is keen to establish new techniques and therefore good interpretation, discussion and troubleshooting of experiments is essential. Applicants should be fluent in English and possess good communication and team-working skills.

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