OPEN CALL FOR SARA BORRELL FELLOWSHIP

hace 2 días


Badalona, España IGTP A tiempo completo

JOB DESCRIPTION The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) is a public research centre in the autonomous region of Catalonia in Northern Spain dedicated to increasing scientific knowledge and transferring it to improve the care and lives of patients. For more information visit our webpage The Institute is associated with one of the major university hospitals in the Barcelona area, the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital, and is part of the Can Ruti biomedical campus. IGTP is a CERCA centre and is also accredited as a centre of excellence by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and is in charge of coordinating the management and scientific strategy of the campus, working in close collaboration with the other centres. The Badalona Neuromuscular Research Group (GRENBA) is a multidisciplinary team made up of specialised basic and traslational researchers in the laboratory at IGTP and clinical staff from the Neurology and Paediatric services at Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital.Our main goal is to find solutions for patients with neuromuscular diseases and, to achieve this, our team draws on its extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients, and has recently built up a strong patient base.In the laboratory, we have extensive experience in genetic, epigenetic, transcriptomic and proteomic techniques to study the pathogenicity of the most prevalent neuromuscular diseases such as myotonic dystrophy type I, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and glycogenosis V at the molecular level. Our team also has experience in generating patient-derived cellular models and in designing and testing new treatments in vitro, in vivo and in patients. In addition, we work on numerous collaborative projects with national and international researchers also involved in the study of these neuromuscular pathologies.The line of research in which the candidate would work focuses on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most prevalent muscular dystrophy in childhood, which is a very severe genetic muscle disorder marked by progressive muscle degeneration, in which chronic inflammation, fibrosis and MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Cell culture of humans and mouse cells  Cell toxicity and cell viability tests WB and qPCR analyses Immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry techniques Microscopy and image analyses FAC sorting Animal experimentation with mouse models Co-supervision of undergraduate, master’s or doctoral students. Writing scientific papers and disseminating project results QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCIE Candidate must comply with the Sara Borrell Contracts eligibility criteria set by the call: Supported fellows:  Must be in possession of doctoral degree at the call deadline (5thMarch 2026).  Nationality: Any. Priority will be given to candidates with an outstanding record of research achievements and publications. Experience in cellular and molecular biology techniques is required.  Proven experience with animal modelling handling (mouse) is required. Experience in application and writing of articles and research projects will be a plus. We are looking for talented, innovative and hard-working young scientists who are highly motivated to do research in the field of neuromuscular diseases. Fluent in English (both written and spoken) will be a plus. WHAT WE OFFER Science Law indefinite contract (17/2022)  Flexible



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