Research Fellow, PGY in Boston, Massachusetts

Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunity

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

The Chekuri Lab is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join an NIH-funded research program focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms of inherited retinal degenerative diseases and developing genetic therapies for these conditions. The project uses mouse models, retinal cell and molecular biology approaches, ocular genomics, and AAV-based strategies to study disease mechanisms and evaluate therapeutic approaches. The postdoctoral fellow will lead a mentored research project involving in vitro and in vivo experiments, molecular and functional outcome analyses, data presentation, manuscript preparation, and collaborative project development.

This position is a good fit for a candidate interested in retinal degeneration, ocular genomics, gene therapy, and translational vision research.

The lab is based at the Schepens Eye Research Institute in the Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center and has close associations with the Ocular Genomics Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. The fellow will be part of a highly collaborative vision research community with access to resources in retinal disease genetics, ocular gene therapy, genomics, imaging, animal models, and translational research.

Essential functions include reviewing and summarizing relevant literature in retinal degeneration, ocular genomics, and gene therapy; designing, performing, and troubleshooting in vitro and in vivo experiments; working with mouse models, retinal/RPE tissues, cell-based systems, and molecular biology assays; analyzing molecular, histological, imaging, functional, and genomic data; maintaining organized experimental records, protocols, and data files; meeting regularly with the mentor to review progress and project milestones;

presenting findings in lab meetings, seminars, conferences, and project discussions; and contributing to manuscripts, abstracts, posters, reports, and grant-related materials.

The position requires a doctoral degree (MD or PhD). Working conditions are in a lab setting with possible lifting of 10 to 20 lbs., depending on the nature of chosen project(s). HIPAA Privacy Training and Sanctions are required.

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Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources.