30 Jan 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
FAPESP - São Paulo Research Foundation- Research Field
Medical sciences- Researcher Profile
Established Researcher (R3)- Country
Brazil- Application Deadline
16 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)- Type of Contract
To be defined- Job Status
Not Applicable- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
The production of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) that encompass different epitopes from different influenza A virus (VIA) strains is a gap to be filled in the literature. The development of human mAbs by V(D)J sequencing of circulating B cells isolated from people who were exposed to the antigen of interest has been studied by Prof. Esper Kallas's group since 2014.
In this proposal, the post-doctoral fellow will be responsible for conducting the discovery trials of neutralizing mAbs against VIA derived from human memory B cells specific to different strains of these viruses that can bind to multiple targets. Research will be carried out under the aegis of the Center of Research and Development in Immunobiologicals (CeRDI) – one of the Science for Development Centers (CCD) supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in São Paulo state (Brazil), CeRDI is hosted by Butantan Institute and has ties with several partner institution, the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) among them.
Requirements and Skills: Bachelor of Science (Biology, Biomedicine, Pharmacy, Biotechnology or Medicine); experience in flow cytometry, cell culture, cloning, basic knowledge in statistics (data analysis) and scientific writing; show initiative, independence, and motivation in scientific research.
Candidates should send an e-mail under the heading “post-doctoral application” to [email protected] with the following documents: letter of interest; two reference letters; and curricular summary (formatted according to FAPESP requirements ).
Candidates will be evaluated through the documentation and by an interview (videoconference) if needed.
This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP Post-Doctoral fellowship in the amount of R$ 9,047.40 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 10% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity.
More information about the fellowship is at: fapesp.br/oportunidades/6698 .
Requirements
Additional Information
Eligibility criteria
Eligible destination country/ies for fellows:
- Brazil
Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:
- All
Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:
- All
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FM-USP)
- Country
- Brazil
- State/Province
- São Paulo
- City
- São Paulo
- Postal Code
- 01246-903
- Street
- Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455 - Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas e Parasitárias
Where to apply
- Website
http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/6698
Contact
- State/Province
São Paulo- City
São Paulo- Website
http://www.fapesp.br/oportunidades/- Street
R. Pio XI, 1500 - Alto da Lapa- Postal Code
05468-901
STATUS: EXPIRED
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