Postdoctoral Researcher in Organelle Contact Sites, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics Yamagata University in Japan

Osaka University’s Graduate School of Medicine is recruiting one postdoctoral researcher for the Beyond Cell Reborn Endowed Chair (Yoshimori Laboratory) in the Department of Health Sciences. The lab conducts broad molecular and cellular biology research, with a focus on autophagy , the pathology of related diseases, and autophagy-targeted drug discovery . Research materials include mammalian cultured cells and mice. The position is a full-time specially appointed researcher (postdoctoral equival...

Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University is recruiting a Specially Appointed Researcher (postdoctoral-equivalent, fixed-term) in the Laboratory of Pathological Biochemistry within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. The project focuses on lipid mediators and the control of inflammatory diseases , with two main research themes: (1) elucidating the function and regulatory mechanisms of lipid mediators in the progression of organ inflammation, and (2) clarifying the function and pathophysiol...

PhD opportunity in Drosophila morphogenesis, cell contractility, and developmental biology at the University of St Andrews. This EASTBIO-funded project investigates the mechanisms underlying pulsed contractions during morphogenesis, with a focus on how rhythmic cytoskeletal contractility drives apical constriction and tissue shaping in Drosophila larval epithelial cells. The project combines cell biology , genetics , and molecular biology with advanced imaging and manipulation approaches. You wi...

Mariko Sasaki at the National Institute of Genetics, Japan is advertising a 5-year PhD position starting in October 2027 in the Sasaki Laboratory. The project focuses on ecDNA , gene amplification , chromosomal amplification , and genome instability . The lab studies the mechanisms and consequences of genome instability and gene copy number changes, with a current emphasis on chromosomal and ecDNA-mediated gene amplification. This opportunity is aimed at highly motivated international students w...

Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine is recruiting for an Assistant Professor or Specially Appointed Researcher in the Department of Cellular Function Control . The position is tied to ongoing AMED-CREST research on iron and aging , with a focus on how iron regulates senescent cell phenotypes and how cellular senescence programs are expressed and controlled. The research environment is centered at the Medical Innovation Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University in Kyoto, Ja...