Postdoc for Immune signatures of immunity and disease severity to COVID-19, including post-COVID...

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education. ISGlobal has a broad portfolio in communicable and non-communicable diseases including environmental and climate determinants, and applies a multidisciplinary scientific approach ranging from the molecular to the population level. Research is organized in three main areas, Malaria and other Infectious Diseases, Child and Maternal Health, and Urban Health, Climate & Non-Communicable Diseases. ISGlobal is accredited with the Severo Ochoa distinction, a seal of excellence of the Spanish Science Ministry.

The ISGlobal Postdoctoral Programme involves complementary training and professional development. This includes access to the PRBB Intervals Programme (leadership, innovation, communication and good scientific practices), internal training activities, funds for external training, ISGlobal seminars and other PRBB and Hospital Clínic seminars.

ISGlobal is seeking a Postdoc candidate who is interested in applying to the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions PostDoc Fellowships call of 2021 (tentative deadline 14/09/2021). The overall project goal is to identify immune signatures and mechanisms of COVID-19 immunity, disease susceptibility and long-COVID applying systems immunology approaches. The candidate will participate in different funded COVID-19 projects. 

The Immunology Group directed by the Associate Professor Carlota Dobaño and the Assistant Research Professor Gemma Moncunill coordinates several longitudinal studies on SARS-CoV-2 immunity, disease progression and long-COVID in Spain and Africa. The team uses multi-omics approaches in combination with state-of the art immunological techniques and systems biology analyses to decode the immune responses that determine infection, disease and vaccine outcomes to develop more effective vaccines and immunotherapies. The research is performed in collaboration with different national and international groups and in a multidisciplinary and translational environment.

Analysis of antibody and immune cell profiling, metabolomics, transcriptomics, mass cytometry, and plasma biomarkers. Interpretation of data and writing of the manuscripts in collaboration with other members of the team and external collaborators. If interested, design, perform and supervise immunological/OMICs assays. The candidate is expected to present the data in international meetings.

• Data analysis
• Designing, conducting and supervising experiments (optional)
• Interpretation of results
• Preparation of manuscripts
• Oral presentations
• Contribute to scientific discussion and participation in other activities in the Immunology research group