Jefferson Health
Post-Doctoral Fellow - Lab of Dr. Tyagi
Philadelphia, PA · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Education
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Virology, Stem Cell Biology, Biomedical Sciences, or a related field.
About the job
Conduct research on HIV persistence, neuroinflammation, aging, and neurodegeneration using human iPSC-derived brain cells, organoids, and genomic approaches.
What you'll do
- Design and conduct independent research; analyze and interpret experimental data.
- Mentor students and laboratory personnel; prepare manuscripts and present findings.
- Support laboratory operations, including reagent organization, recordkeeping, and daily activity reporting.
What they ask for
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Virology, Stem Cell Biology, Biomedical Sciences, or a related field.
- Strong publication record demonstrating research productivity.
Nice to have
- Experience with human iPSC-derived microglia, brain organoids, neuroinflammation, HIV biology, or single-cell genomics.
- Research experience in HIV infection and latency, CRISPR/Cas genome engineering, scRNA-seq, or related molecular and cellular biology techniques.
Tools
human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived microglia, cerebral organoids, CRISPR/Cas, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq)
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