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
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
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)
