Engineered AAV Vectors for Polycystic Kidney Disease Gene Therapy: Adapting to Disease Progression.

Organisation/Company FUNDACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN MÉDICA APLICADA Department Administration Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 15 Oct 2026
- 00:00 (Europe/Madrid) Country Spain Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description The Renal Gene Therapy group, part of the Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases program and led by Dr. Rafael Aldabe, is seeking to recruit a predoctoral researcher for the project \"Engineering of AAV vectors for the gene therapy treatment of polycystic kidney disease: adaptation to disease progression,\" funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICIU) 2025 I+D PID2025-176597OB-I00.
* The project will focus on analyzing genetic perturbations affecting the development of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, using in vivo gene editing tools, AAV vectors, scRNA-seq, and bioinformatic analysis of single-cell results to identify elements that regulate disease progression.
* The research group in which this project will be carried out is led by Dr. Gloria González-Aseguinolaza, and the project will be directed by Dr. Rafael Aldabe.
* An FPI contract/fellowship is offered for a duration of 4 years. FPI fellowship associated to the project: Engineered AAV Vectors for Polycystic Kidney Disease Gene Therapy: Adapting to Disease Progression. (AAV-PKD)
* Mandatory: Master's degree in Bioinformatics
* Previous experience (yes), at least 3 months of hands-on experience in a molecular biology laboratory, and experience working with AAVs #J-18808-Ljbffr