Postdoc (Senior Assistant), Understanding Contribution of Platelets and Platelet Function in Epigenetics of Wilson’s Disease

Postdoc (Senior Assistant), Understanding Contribution of Platelets and Platelet Function in Epigenetics of Wilson’s Disease

University of Warsaw - Centre of New Technologies

Warsaw, Poland

Project description:

Project encompasses the molecular analysis of patients diagnosed with Wilson disease. This characterization employs next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis of patient blood samples for detection of both coding and non-coding RNAs.

Key responsibilities include:

Conduct isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles and exosomal fractions from biological samples, with a focus on blood-derived specimens. Perform tests to confirm the presence and identity of extracellular vesicles and exosomes using appropriate biochemical and molecular biology techniques. Sample preparation, including the isolation of nucleic acids from patient samples, NGS library construction and data analysis. Contribute to the preparation of scientific publications, reports, and grant deliverables, ensuring data accuracy and scientific rigor. Disseminate project results through presentations at scientific meetings, internal team updates, and potential public outreach activities. Maintain laboratory documentation and ensure compliance with protocols, safety regulations, and quality standards.

The position offered will not be related to activities covered by the protection of minors.

Profile of candidates/requirements:

The competition is open to persons who meet the conditions specified in:

• - Article 113 of the Act of 20 July 2018 Law on higher education and science (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1571 with amendments) and the Statutes of the University of Warsaw;
• - Regulations on the allocation of resources for the implementation of tasks financed by the National Science Centre for SONATA 17 grant1;
• The candidate should hold a PhD in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology or related field. The candidate should have experience in medical research, biological research or related field and have experience handling biological samples and/or patient samples (venous blood). The candidate should be familiar with Python or R programming languages;
• The candidate should hold a PhD degree for no longer than 7 years before the date of signing an employment agreement in the project;
• The PhD degree should be obtained in a country of the EU, EFTA, OECD or nostrified on the date of employment at the latest2. Please check if applicable against the financing institution requirements.

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