The Dhawan Lab at the Arthur Riggs Diabetes and Metabolism Institute, City of Hope is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to study how developmental epigenetic programs shape pancreatic beta-cell resilience, stress adaptation, and immune visibility. The lab studies how disruption of DNA methylation and chromatin regulation drives beta-cell dysfunction, senescence, and immunogenicity, with a particular focus on type 1 diabetes. Successful candidate will combine genetic mouse models, primary human islets and slices, advanced imaging, and single-cell, spatial, and epigenomic approaches to uncover mechanisms of beta-cell vulnerability. Trainees benefit from a highly collaborative and translational training environment, extensive diabetes focused resources, and dedicated mentorship in scientific writing, fellowship applications, and career development. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter describing their research experience and fit for the lab, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references to Dr. Sangeeta Dhawan.
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Raghu G. Mirmira, MD, PhD, at the University of Chicago to investigate mechanisms of pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and immune interactions in type 1 diabetes as part of NIH-funded research. The project integrates studies in human islets, single-cell and spatial omics, ribosome profiling, and advanced mouse models to define pathways regulating β-cell stress responses and immune signaling during diabetes pathogenesis. The successful candidate will work within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary network of investigators across HIRN and will have access to outstanding institutional resources, including the University of Chicago Diabetes Research and Training Center. Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests, and the names of three references to Dr. Raghu Mirmira.
A Postdoctoral Fellowship position is immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Julia Panzer, at Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope. The lab focuses on human islet physiology, with an emphasis on understanding how islet size, architecture, cell-cell interactions, and their microenvironment regulate endocrine function, to uncover mechanisms that can restore function in type 1 diabetes. Using primarily human isolated islets and living pancreatic tissue slices, we combine advanced confocal time-lapse imaging with dynamic perifusion assays to investigate cellular signaling, cell-cell communication, and hormone secretion at single-cell and tissue-wide levels. Interested applicants please send your CV and a brief description of research interests to Dr. Julia Panzer.
The Engin Lab is recruiting a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to study beta cell stress and its impact on immune cells. The Engin Lab investigates how cellular stress responses—particularly ER stress, cellular senescence, integrated stress response and metabolic stress—affect pancreatic β-cell survival and function. Using integrated in vitro and in vivo models, the lab combines molecular biology, imaging, and functional assays to better understand diabetes progression and treatment strategies. Interested candidates should send a single pdf file containing cover letter (highlighting research experience and fit for the lab), Curriculum vitae (CV), Contact information for three professional references to Dr. Feyza Engin.
A Postdoctoral Research position is available in the lab of Dr. Jie Liu at the University of Michigan Medical School. We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join our interdisciplinary lab in the Medical School at the University of Michigan, working at the intersection of AI and biomedicine. Our research focus on AI / machine learning for biomedical data, foundation models for multi-omics and clinical data, multimodal data integration (genomics, imaging, clinical) and data-driven disease research (e.g., Type 1 Diabetes). Interested applicants should submit their CV, research statement and publications HERE.
A Postdoctoral Associate position is available immediately at the Arthur Riggs Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute (ARDMRI) at City of Hope National Medical Center. The position involves collaborative research with multiple faculty members at ARDMRI on projects involving genomics data analysis using single cell RNA-seq, CHIP-seq/ATAC-seq, spatial transcriptomics, HiC/HiCHIP, RIBO-seq and next generation long reads sequencing from Oxford Nanopore. The prospective candidate will participate in the development of new computational methods for downstream analysis of genomics data and multiomics integration. Interested candidates should apply by emailing their CV and a cover letter describing background and research interests to Dr. Supriyo Bhattacharya.
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