DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA OCUPACIÓN
The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) is a public research centre located in Badalona. Its main objective is to increase scientific knowledge in order to transform it into solutions to improve the health and medical care of patients and the community.
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.
We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher to work into the Immunopathology research group is within the Immunology Service of the Germans Trias Hospital. It is made up of an experienced interdisciplinary team that is highly motivated to carry out translational research and give support to clinical teams who are developing their own research projects to examine the mechanisms of the immune response.
FUNCIONES
The team is made up of researchers, pre-doctoral researchers and technicians who carry out prestigious research projects in the national and international arenas. The laboratory is one of 14 centres of European excellence recognized by the Federation of Clinical Immunological Societies (FOCIS). Since 2009 it is a Consolidated Group as recognized by the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
The current project will be ascribed to the Neuroimmunology team. Since 2008 the Neuroimmunology team has been developing new immune tolerance-inducing therapies, and recently finished a Phase I clinical trial with tolerogenic dendritic cells (VitD3tolDC) in multiple sclerosis patients that showed safety and feasibility of the approach. It coordinated a European network consisting of the most important groups in the field of tolerogenic cellular therapies for autoimmunity, and transplants in the field (European Action COST BM1305-AFACTT) ( www.cost.eu).
The person hired will work on a project entitled: "Advanced Antigen-Specific Dendritic cells based therapy to re-establish tolerance in immune-mediated diseases" (IMMUTOL), funded by the HORIZON-HLTH-2022-DISEASE-06-02 Program. This project aims to generate a more powerful second generation engineered VitD3tolDC product for its translation to the clinic.
The researcher will participate in the bulk RNAseq, methylation and single cell RNAseq analysis of the therapeutic effect of engineered.
SE REQUIERE
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
- PhD in Biosciences (if the candidate is not holding a PhD at the moment of the application, should be able to present it maximum 2 months).
- Passion for research.
- Strong background in bioinformatics.
- Research Planning and Organization skills.
- Good command of written and spoken English.
- Team player with good communication skills.
- To contribute, with the principal investigator to the mentoring and supervision of master and/or PhD students.
- It is expected that the candidate contributes to writing of projects, and scientific manuscripts with the outcomes of her/his research.
Additional skills will be also considered such as:
- Experience in cellular and molecular immunology.
- Motivation for learning and continuous improvement of skills and scientific growth.
- Interest in project management.
- Good knowledge on the field of immune tolerance.
PLAZO DE PRESENTACIÓN
Please submit your application by November 26th, 2024
¿Quiénes somos?
El Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP) es un centro de investigación público situado en Badalona (Barcelonés) que tiene como objetivo principal incrementar el conocimiento científico para transformarlo en soluciones para mejorar la salud y atención médica de los pacientes y de la comunidad.
El Instituto está asociado a uno de los grandes hospitales universitarios del área de Barcelona, el Hospital Germans Trias y Pujol, y forma parte del campus biomédico de Can Ruti. Es un centro CERCA y también está acreditado como centro de excelencia por el Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), siendo el encargado de coordinar la gestión de la investigación y la estrategia científica del campus, trabajando en estrecha colaboración con los otros centros que se ubican en el mismo.
El Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol lleva a cabo la investigación en 9 áreas:
- Cáncer
- Ciencias de la conducta y abuso de sustancias
- Enfermedades cardiovasculares y respiratorias
- Enfermedades del hígado y del aparato digestivo
- Enfermedades endocrinas y del metabolismo, de los huesos y de los riñones
- Enfermedades infecciosas
- Inmunología e inflamación
- Neurociencias
- Salud comunitaria
Los científicos que trabajan en estas áreas publican una media de más de 900 artículos por año, contribuyen con mejores protocolos de salud y con nuevos tratamientos, producen patentes y crean emprendedoras spin off para mejorar la vida de los pacientes.
El siguiente video es una vista de pájaro del Campus Can Ruti un entorno de investigación traslacional de primer nivel del área de Barcelona, en un entorno científico muy estimulante. El IGTP ofrece un ecosistema de apoyo, amigable y colaborativo para promover el desarrollo profesional y ayudarle a alcanzar sus objetivos de investigación.
El IGTP, en su compromiso por la igualdad de oportunidades, anima a enviar su CV a las candidatas interesadas y valorará tener reconocido por los órganos competentes de las Comunidades Autónomas o, en su caso, de la Administración General del Estado, un grado de discapacidad igual o superior al 33 por 100, o habérsele le declarado en situación de incapacidad permanente en grado total en una profesión diferente a la docente, mediante Resolución del Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social, siempre que tengan la capacidad funcional para el desempeño de las tareas habituales del puesto de trabajo.
