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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis · 3 months ago

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Genetics and Genomics of Neurodegeneration) - Psychiatry

Washington University Medical Campus

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is renowned for its research in neurodegenerative disorders. The Cruchaga Lab is seeking multiple Postdoctoral Research Associates to analyze genomic data and identify new genes involved in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

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Responsibilities

Characterization of the genetic topography of Alzheimer's disease (AD) provides a unique opportunity to understand the disease

Lead efforts to identify new genes involved in AD etiology

Qualification

Whole Genome SequencingBioinformaticsStatistical GenomicsPLINKGATKLinuxPythonRPerlData AnalysisNeurodegenerationBiomarkersEtiologyWork Collaboratively

Required

A PhD in Genetics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistical Genomics, or a related discipline involving the interrogation of ‘omics' datasets, or expect to obtain a degree in the near future

Hands-on experience using PLINK, SKAT, FUSION, BWA, and/or GATK with large-scale human genomic or other omics (preferably related to neurodegeneration) studies

Preferred

Experience performing colocalization, Mendelian randomization

Solid skills in at least one programming language (R, Python, or Perl) and experience working in Linux and/or high-performance cluster environments

A strong ability to perform analytical reasoning to extract biological insights from data-driven approaches

Familiarity with interrogation of publicly available resources (highly beneficial)

Benefits

Comprehensive and competitive benefits package

Company

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

WashU Medicine is a leader in improving human health throughout the world.

Founded in 1891

St Louis, Missouri, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://medicine.wustl.edu/

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$381M

Key Investors

National Human Genome Research InstituteNational Cancer InstituteNational Institutes of Health

2025-01-21Grant

2024-12-16Grant· $10.8M

2023-05-11Grant· $22.5M

Leadership Team

Camilo Molina

Director of Spinal Deformity and Spinal Oncology

Charbel Khoury

Assistant Professor Of Medicine

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