Post-Doc Fellow Lab for Regenerative Cell Therapy

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We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.**Job Summary**"The George A. “Doc” Lopez, MD, Laboratory for Regenerative Cell Therapy" (Lopez Lab) in the Department of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, USA seeks motivated candidates to join our team at the postdoctoral research level. In 2018, the Department of Neurosurgery, MGH and the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology at McLean Hospital, both affiliated with Harvard Medical School, jointly completed the world's first FDA-approved autologous hiPSC-differentiated dopamine precursor cell implantation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (N Engl J Med. 2020; 382:20 1926-1932). In 2023, the George A. “Doc” Lopez Laboratory for Regenerative Cell Therapy was established in the Department of Neurosurgery at MGH in honor of this achievement, to support ongoing and future clinical trials of cell therapy for Parkinson's disease (NCT06687837), and to develop and implement next generation cell production methods and novel cell therapies. The laboratory also focuses on disease mechanisms as a basis for developing new therapies, with an emphasis on transformative translational applications to Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative diseases. The laboratory includes both a GMP facility to produce clinical-grade cells for human clinical trials, and a neurobiology laboratory for preclinical research. The Laboratory is jointly directed by Scientific Director Bin Song, MD, PhD and Clinical Director Jeffrey Schweitzer, MD, PhD, both Assistant Professors of Neurosurgery of Harvard Medical School, in the Departments of Neurosurgery at Mass General Brigham. The Laboratory website is: Laboratory is now recruiting for 1 postdoctoral fellow. Candidate qualifications should include a PhD or MD degree in a relevant field such as neuroscience, stem cell biology, gene editing, immunology, cellular neurophysiology etc., with evidence of scholarly achievement including relevant publications. Familiarity with clinical neuroscience or other biological or medical backgrounds is preferred.Highly valued qualifications include: 1. Experience in stem cell culture and neuron differentiation 2. Experience in neurodegenerative disease animal models, neural circuit analysis, optogenetics, chemical genetics, or electrophysiology 3. Experience in gene editing, molecular biology 4. Experience in immunology 5. Teamwork spirit and communication skills**Additional Job Details (if applicable)**Application Process:Please send CV to Dr. Bin Song: [email protected] or Dr. Jeffrey Schweitzer [email protected] General Hospital is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities.**Remote Type**Onsite**Work Location**55 Fruit Street**EEO Statement:**Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. 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