Postdoctoral Fellow - Barcelona, España - IRB Barcelona

IRB Barcelona

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Barcelona, España

hace 2 semanas

Publicado por:

Isabel García

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Descripción

Created in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) and the University of Barcelona, IRB Barcelona is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence—a seal that was awarded in 2011.

The institute is devoted to conducting research of excellence in biomedicine and to transferring results to clinical practice, thus improving people's quality of life, while simultaneously promoting the training of outstanding researchers, technology transfer, and public communication of science.

Its 28 laboratories and seven core facilities address basic questions in biology and are orientated to diseases such as cancer, metastasis, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and rare conditions.

IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 members and 30 nationalities. It is located in the Barcelona Science Park.

IRB Barcelona forms part of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) and the "Xarxa de Centres de Recerca de Catalunya" (CERCA).

Large-scale small molecule bioactivity data are not routinely integrated in daily biological research to the extent of other 'omics' information. Compound data are scattered and diverse, making them inaccessible to most researchers and not suited to standard statistical analyses. We recently developed the Chemical Checker (CC), a resource that provides processed, harmonized and integrated bioactivity data on small molecules (Duran-Frigola et al. 2020 Nat Biotechnol; Bertoni et al. 2021 Nat Commun). We showed how CC signatures can boost the performance of drug discovery tasks that typically capitalize on chemical descriptors, and we demonstrated and experimentally validated that CC signatures can be used to reverse and mimic biological signatures of disease models and genetic perturbations, options that are otherwise impossible using chemical information alone. We are now developing a generalized connectivity mapping, as a form of virtual phenotypic screening, to discover novel chemical or genetic modulators able to revert the specific signatures of disease and 'cancel out' the phenotypic traits of complex disorders. In particular, we aim at developing new chemical entities able to specifically target pancreatic cancer cell lines, without affecting other similar cells.

This contract will be part of the project I+D+i PID RB-I00, financed by MCIN/AEI/ /

DUTIES:

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS:

Must Have - Required
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Education: Bachelor in Biosciences. PhD in Pharmacology, Molecular or Cell biology.
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Experience: previous experience in working with complex diseases, including molecular and cellular models. Strong publications record according to his/her career stage.

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Skills:

Experience with standard biochemistry, molecular and cell biology techniques.
Experience in CRISPR-Cas9, RNAi, target validation and drug screening.
Knowledge of 'omics technologies and highthroughout approaches.
Positive organizational, problem solving and communication skills.

Desirable
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Experience: Previous experience working on cancer cell lines and animal models.

WORKING CONDITIONS & ENTITLEMENTS:

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Working conditions: Permanent contract. Employed in compliance with Spanish legislation and regulations under a full-time contract. Employees receive the benefits of the Spanish Social Security system covering sickness, maternity/paternity leaves and injuries at work.
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Training and Career:Postdoctoral researchers joining IRB Barcelona gain access to the Institute's advanced research training and career development opportunities, all within in a competitive international environment. Courses and workshops on themes of particular interest to postdocs are offered regularly by the Institute.
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Estimated annual gross salary: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
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International environment:Nearly 90 Postdoctoral researchers (more than a half non