Postdoctoral Research Fellow - The Anahtar Laboratory
Core
Developing machine learning-guided antibiotic discovery against pathogens of urgent clinical concern, specifically Neisseria gonorrhoeae, using deep learning and generative AI to identify novel antibacterial hits and design new scaffolds.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Computational Biology/Drug Discovery)
Builds
Novel antibiotic candidates and next-generation diagnostics for difficult-to-treat bacterial infections
Domain
Biomedical research, Infectious Diseases, Machine Learning, Genomics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning, Deep learning, Generative AI, Microbiology, Chemistry, Immunology, Experimental microbiology
Preferred skills
Academic productivity, Experience with MIC testing, Mechanism of action studies, In vivo mouse infection models
Technologies
Deep learning models, Generative AI approaches
Responsibilities
Identify structurally novel antibacterial hits against bacteria, Design entirely new antibiotic scaffolds, Validate computational discoveries through experimental follow-up including MIC testing, Conduct mechanism of action studies, Perform in vivo mouse infection models
Seniority
Postdoctoral, hands-on IC