Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen för odontologi
The Department of Dental Medicine in Huddinge focuses on the education of dentists and dental hygienists. In addition, we perform research, dental specialization training and provide patient care by specialist dentists. Karolinska Institutet and the rest of Scandinavia have been world leaders in dentistry for decades.
Division
Margaret Sällberg Chen’s research group, research theme - Infection, Inflammation and Immunology.
Area of responsibilities/description of work
This postdoctoral research position is immediately available in the research group of Dr. Margaret Sällberg Chen. The position is for a scientist with background in disease conditions associated with dysfunctional oral microbiota. The candidate will be part of a research team that aims at understanding new mechanistic insights of in patients suffering from diseases related to infection or microbiota dysfunction and microbial translocation. The work comprises monitoring of microbiome/metabolome dynamics to study interactions between oral microbiota and pathological reactions including cancer. Disease-specific markers will be investigated to develop diagnostic methods and individualized therapeutic strategies to improve human health.
The post doctoral fellows to be recruited to the project will be part of a multidisciplinary team and are expected to take active part in collaborative efforts, in line with the overall aims of this project. The studies will require methodological skills - from handling of human biopsy/biofluid to RNA/DNA purification quality controls for sequencing and metabolomics analysis. The project is suitable for highly motivated researchers in molecular life sciences, especially those who have already knowledge of NGS bioinformatics workflow and resources.
Type of scholarship
Karolinska Institutet awards scholarships to pursue postdoctoral studies. This educational scholarship, which is paid for a maximum of two years within four years after the receipt of a PhD or the equivalent, is tax-exempt.
The amount is set for twelve months at a time and is paid out on a monthly basis. In exceptional cases, shorter periods may be acceptable.
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