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Benefits Highlights
Medical: Multiple plan options.Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.Vision: Affordable plan with national network.Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.
Responsibilities
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Translational Mucosal Immunology
Primary Focus
Lead bench-based translational studies in the Kattah Lab (Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN) using patient intestinal biopsies and blood to dissect mechanisms of inflammatory bowel disease, CAR-T enteritis, and ICI colitis. Integrate single-cell/spatial multi-omics with experimental validation in human/mouse intestinal organoids and co-culture systems.
Key Responsibilities & Activities
Process patient biopsies/PBMCs, generate single-cell datasets (scRNA/CITE-seq), and identify testable pathways.
Validate targets in tissue using immunofluorescence/spatial transcriptomics and in vitro using organoid-immune and organoid-stromal co-cultures.
Perform CRISPR-Cas9 perturbations and functional epithelial assays (barrier integrity, viability, cytokine readouts), and imaging/flow cytometry.
Maintain rigorous records, QC, and SOP adherence for human biospecimens.
Analyze/interpret data with basic scripting skills (R/Python) and collaborate closely with computational partners.
Write manuscripts, prepare figures, and present at lab/departmental meetings and national/international conferences
Help mentor students/technicians.
(~70% wet-lab experimentation, ~20% data analysis/interpretation, ~10% writing/mentoring.)
Qualifications
PhD in Immunology, Molecular/Cell Biology, Cancer Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics/Genomics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience, or closely related field.
Substantial wet-lab experience: sterile cell culture, flow cytometry, mouse models of disease.
Strong communication skills and at least one 1 peer-reviewed publication.
Preferred qualifications
Experience with intestinal organoids
Hands-on CRISPR editing/perturbation screens, including assay development and troubleshooting.
Familiarity with single-cell/spatial pipelines and basic informatics (R or Python).
Exemption Status
Exempt
Compensation Detail
$64,079 - $74,963 / year; Education, experience and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Schedule
Full Time
Hours/Pay Period
80
International Assignment
No
Site Description
Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.
Equal Opportunity
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Recruiter
Kara Schott