13 Postdoctoral Position at Northwestern University, Illinois, USA
(01) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: Dr. Stewart Shankman is looking to hire two full-time postdoctoral research fellows for his lab at Northwestern University (Department of Psychiatry) who have expertise in human electrophysiology (and perhaps neuroimaging). The postdoctoral fellows will work on several current and pending National Institutes of Health (NIH) -funded studies examining the mechanisms and risk factors for internalizing psychopathologies (e.g., depression and anxiety) as well as the relation between internalizing and externalizing disorders.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(02) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: The Dr. Chen lab at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is seeking a self-motivated postdoctoral trainee to join their team. Current research in the lab focuses on studying how genetic and epigenetic regulation of cancer cells and cancer stem cells can shape the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, and reciprocally, how these infiltrating immune cells affect tumor progression and the effectiveness of immunotherapies.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(03) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: The successful applicant will focus their studies on oligodendrocytes, the myelinating glial cells of the central nervous system. Fundamental aspects of oligodendrocyte development, the myelination process, as well as the detailed function of the myelin sheath will be examined. A variety of genetic mouse models, as well as various neuropathological, behavioral, biochemical and molecular approaches, including single-cell RNA sequencing, will be used in these analyses.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(04) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: In this project, the postdoctoral researcher will explore the influence of natural gas liquids (NGLs) on the fuels and chemicals sector using analytical techniques that quantify the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy and water consumption of this resource. In addition, the project may consider how NGLs can sustainably advance alternative (e.g., ammonia or hydrogen) based fuel systems.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(05) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: The researcher will work with a prototype system in development that prints sensors using biomass-derived inks and uses the sensors to monitor and optimize growing conditions for high-performing inks. This NSF-funded project called MADE PUBLIC is a core element of an interdisciplinary project team that is exploring the science of producing these sensors ranging from plant physiology to ink formulation and sensor printing.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(06) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: Postdoctoral trainee to assist the directors of these centers in the preparation of written reports emerging from the newly-initiated Northwestern COVID-19 Vaccine Regulatory Science Consortium (NCVRSC). This person will serve as the primary research science liaison to the consortium, reviewing relevant literature, preparing summaries of scientific discussions on monthly consortium calls, and playing a major role in the preparation of the consortium’s final reports and whitepapers.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(07) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: The Wan Laboratory group’s overall research interest is to investigate the role of post-translational modifications (e.g., ubiquitin-proteasome, protein glycosylation, protein methylation) in tumor immunology, oncogenic signaling network and anti-breast cancer therapy, (Cancer Discover, 2020; EMBO MM, 2020; Cancer Res, 2020). The Wan laboratory uses state-of-the-art technics including mouse models, cell culture systems, biochemistry and cell biology analysis in research studies, with parallel collaborations with clinical colleagues in breast cancer treatment.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(08) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: Under the supervision of the CCPP director, the postdoctoral scholar will collaborate with CCPP affiliated faculty, doctoral students, and undergraduate students on the analysis of text, behavioral, and survey panel data collected from these projects and others. They will contribute analyses and writing for peer-reviewed manuscripts. The CCPP postdoctoral trainee will also directly supervise teams of doctoral and undergraduate students as needed and author CCPP research reports and briefs in collaboration with the center director. They will also assist in the preparation and submission of new external grant and sponsored project proposal submissions.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(09) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: A postdoctoral trainee position is available in the Vaughan lab at the Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to work on the role of plasminogen activation system in cardio-metabolic disorders. Recent investigative focus of the laboratory has been to explore how the plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) affects pathogenesis of risk factors that cause metabolic syndrome including lipid homeostasis, obesity, and diabetes related complications. Projects conducted in the lab integrate multidisciplinary approaches employing molecular, cellular and physiological methods to characterize mouse models of disease and a human kindred carrying a loss of function mutation in the SERPINE1 gene coding for PAI-1.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(10) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: National Institutes of Health-funded postdoctoral training opportunity is available to study the pathology of skin diseases, including eczema and psoriasis. Specific topics include 1) the neural basis of itch and pain sensation; 2) wound healing and resolution of inflammation; and 3) the role of non-canonical mast cell activation. Most work is performed in mouse models, though studies of primary human tissue are integrated into each project. A wide variety of techniques are used, including sophisticated gene manipulation, behavioral studies, RNA-seq, flow cytometry, and tissue imaging. The ultimate goal is to identify new therapeutic targets for the more intractable symptoms of skin diseases.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(11) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: The lab is a basic research lab focused on elucidating the mechanisms of neurodegeneration. Their emphasis is on understanding how amyloid aggregates form in the brain and their downstream toxic functions, such as disrupting protein clearance and lysosomal function. The applicant will be exposed to and learn a variety of techniques ranging from biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology, for the characterization of patient-derived neurons generated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and mouse models. Their research is concentrated on mechanisms that govern a-synuclein aggregation and how the amyloid forming process results in neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other age-related neurodegenerative disorders.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(12) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: A postdoctoral fellowship position is available in the Northwestern University Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics in Evanston, IL. The position will involve studying the molecular pharmacology of CNS receptors using advanced molecular techniques using in vitro and in vivo model systems.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
(13) Postdoctoral Position:
Summary of postdoc position: The Center for Deep Learning (CDL) seeks an exceptional postdoctoral researcher in the area of deep learning. CDL is comprised of faculty members and PhD candidates from a variety of departments working on deep learning and reinforcement learning problems in the areas of natural language processing, bioinformatics, customer and business intelligence, computer vision, and the internet of things. The research is primarily focused on designing new architectures and models, novel optimization algorithms, and algorithms and implementations at the system and compiler level. Prior knowledge of model serving and kubernetes gives an advantage.
Deadline of PostDoc Position: Until position is filled
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