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Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Molecular Biology
Funding
Salary range disclosed: $60,000-$70,000.
Country
United States
University
Howard University
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A full-time postdoctoral fellowship is available in the Laboratory of Dr. Sayan Nandi at Howard University, in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Heinbockel and Dr. Byron Ford in the Department of Anatomy in Washington, DC.
The project investigates the roles of neuroinflammation in brain injury, with a particular emphasis on microglia as the brain’s principal immune cells. The work examines how microglial activation can both support recovery by clearing dead neurons and exacerbate injury by releasing proinflammatory signals and engulfing live neurons. The postdoctoral researcher will test these ideas using genetically engineered mouse models and will combine surgical, histological, imaging, and molecular approaches, including spatial transcriptomics and epigenetic methods, to study microglial contributions to recovery after neural injury.
The position is embedded in a collaborative research setting involving faculty, students, and researchers across the Department of Anatomy and the wider university environment. The fellow will manage an independent project, contribute to manuscript and grant development, and help train incoming students and postdoctoral fellows while participating in group meetings and professional development activities.
The appointment is described as immediately available.
Funding details
Salary range disclosed: $60,000-$70,000.
What's required
Applicants should have received by the activation date of the postdoctoral fellowship a Ph.D. or similar doctoral degree such as MD, Pharm.D., Sc.D., or DrPH in Neuroscience or related fields. Training in rodent surgical, histological, and imaging techniques is expected, along with strong analytical skills, scientific writing, data analysis, oral and written English communication, teamwork, and the ability to work in a collaborative interdisciplinary healthcare environment.
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