Qualifications:
• PhD in biology or related disciplines.• Experiences with human iPSCs and iPSC-derived cells strongly preferred.Additional Skills/Preferences• Passion, knowledge and experience in neuroscience or rare disease research.• Strong analytic thinking skills. Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve issues, and to extract and synthesize complex issues into key focus.• Creative and curious. Can quickly adapt in a fast-paced working environment and meet dynamic priority demands• Strong inter-personal and communication skills. Proven record to collaborate and network across a wide variety of functions and work effectively with internal and external partners.• Proactive mindset and good organizational skills with attention to details
Responsibilities:
• Develop, optimize, and characterize in vitro models for neurodegenerative diseases• Support development of disease phenotype-specific molecular and functional assays in disease-relevant cell types• Collaborate with the team to carry out gene editing in iPSC-derived cells to modify disease-causing genes• Provide critical insights and assessments on cutting-edge technologies (e.g. gene editing, delivery). Identify and liaise with potential partners, collaborators and thought leaders.• Maintain records of protocols, reagents, and experimental results in an Electronic Laboratory Notebook
