Postdoctoral Research Associate Genetics and Genomics of Neurodegeneration - Psychiatry
Postdoctoral Research Associate Genetics and Genomics of Neurodegeneration - Psychiatry
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The Cruchaga Lab at WashU Medicine is recruiting multiple Postdoctoral Research Associates. The NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center generates and analyzes WholeGenome Sequencing data and highthroughput multidimensional omic data to study neurodegeneration and diseases of the central nervous system with an emphasis on Alzheimer disease Parkinsons disease and other dementias. The ultimate goal of the NGI is to understand the biology of these diseases to define novel biomarkers and to identify novel therapeutic targets. WashU Medicine is renowned for its research cohorts of neurodegenerative disorders which include clinical neuroimaging and fluid biomarker phenotypes.Characterization of the genetic topography of Alzheimers disease (AD) provides a unique opportunity to understand the disease. We are looking for investigators with expertise in Whole Genome and Exome data colocalization Mendelian Randomization and TWAS/Fusion approaches to lead our effort to identify new genes involved in AD etiology.
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Information on being a postdoc at Washington University in St. Louis can be found at publications on the subject:
- Fernandez et al. Genetic and multiomic resources for Alzheimer disease and related dementia from the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center Sci Data. 2024 PMID:
- Cruchaga et al. Novel earlyonset Alzheimerassociated genes influence risk through dysregulation of glutamate immune activation and intracell signaling pathways Res Sq 2024. PMID:
- Wang et al. Proteogenomics of soluble TREM2 in cerebrospinal fluid provides novel insights and identifies novel modulators for Alzheimers disease Mol Neurodegenr. 2024. PMID:
- Ray et al. The EarlyOnset Alzheimers Disease WholeGenome Sequencing Project: Study design and methodology Alzheimers Dement. 2023 PMID:
- Ali et al. Large multiethnic genetic analyses of amyloid imaging identify new genes for Alzheimer disease Acta Neuropathol Commun 2023 PMID:
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This position works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical individual must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.
Salary Range:
Base pay is commensurate with experience.
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