Postbac Research Fellow

Submitted: 04/14/2025
Submitted By: Alex DeCasien
Department: Computational and Evolutionary Neurogenomics (Coevolving) Unit
Institution: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Job type: Other
Apply by: 05/31/2025
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The COEVOLVING lab at the NIA uses state-of-the-art computational approaches and large *-omics datasets to illuminate how sex-related mechanisms evolve and impact neurodegenerative disease. If this sounds like your jam, we'd love to have you!

https://coevolvinglab.mystrikingly.com/
https://irp.nih.gov/pi/alexandra-decasien

We are looking for Postbaccalaureate Research Fellows to lead projects involving:

– analysis of molecular genetics and genomic data, including bulk RNAseq data
– collaboration with NIH scientists and other NIH collaborators
– compilation and analysis of new data from human and nonhuman primate samples
– preparation of manuscripts

Projects in this lab are focused on:

1) Neurodegenerative diseases – we study the molecular predictors and downstream impacts of neurodegenerative diseases to identify therapeutic targets
2) Sex effects on biology – we illuminate how sex-related traits (sex chromosomes, sex hormones) modulate brain health outcomes – comparative (evolutionary) variation
3) Comparative neuroscience – we compare human and nonhuman brains to better understand our evolutionary histories and the utility of different animal models

More info on postbac programs at the NIH can be found here:
https://www.training.nih.gov/research-training/pb/pb/

Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree in evolutionary biology, neuroscience, genomics, computational biology, or a related discipline. Experience with bioinformatic analysis is preferred but not required.

To apply:

Please email PI (alex.decasien@gmail.com) with a cover letter, CV, and writing sample