2025_56_Open Call For Msca - Postdoctoral Fellowship

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Badalona Neuromuscular Research Group (GRENBA) is a multidisciplinary team made up of specialised basic and traslational researchers in the laboratory at IGTP and clinical staff from the Neurology and Paediatric services at Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital.

Our main goal is to find solutions for patients with neuromuscular diseases and to achieve this our team draws on its extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients and has recently built up a strong patient base.

In the laboratory we have extensive experience in genetic epigenetic transcriptomic and proteomic techniques to study the pathogenicity of the most prevalent neuromuscular diseases such as myotonic dystrophy type I Duchenne muscular dystrophy and glycogenosis V at the molecular level. Our team also has experience in generating patientderived cellular models and in designing and testing new treatments in vitro in vivo and in patients. In addition we work on numerous collaborative projects with national and international researchers also involved in the study of these neuromuscular pathologies.

The line of research in which the candidate would work focuses on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) the most prevalent muscular dystrophy in childhood which is a very severe genetic muscle disorder marked by progressive muscle degeneration in which chronic inflammation fibrosis and fat deposition replace functional muscle tissue over time. Building on previous studies in our group we are exploring a new emerging therapeutic target to 1) reduce fibrosis intramuscular fat accumulation and inflammation in DMD and 2) decipher the molecular mechanisms involved.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Codirection of projects applied in competitive calls in the context of neuromusculars diseases focusing on fibroadipogenesis and muscle regeneration
• Cosupervision of undergraduate masters and doctoral students.
• Actively seeking funding through public and private calls
• Writing scientific papers and disseminating project results
• Cell culture of humans and mouse cells and cell transfections experiments
• Cell toxicity and cell viability tests
• WB and qPCR analyses
• Immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry techniques
• Microscopy and image analyses
• FAC sorting
• Metabolic studies
• Animal experimentation with mouse models

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCIE

Candidate must comply with the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 (HORIZONMSCA2025PF01) eligibility criteriaset by the call :

WHAT WE OFFER

Contribution for the recruited researcher per person monthly :

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About us

The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) is a public research centre located in Badalona. Its main objective is to increase scientific knowledge in order to transform it into solutions to improve the health and medical care of patients and the community.

The Institute is associated with one of the major university hospitals in the Barcelona area the Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital and is part of the Can Ruti biomedical campus. IGTP is a CERCA centre and is also accredited as a centre of excellence by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and is in charge of coordinating the management and scientific strategy of the campus working in close collaboration with the other centres.

The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute carries out research within 9areas :

Scientists working in these areas publish an average of over 900 papers a year contribute to improved treatment and healthcare protocols produce patents and set up spinoff companies in order to improve the lives of patients.

The following video is a birds eye view of Campus Can Ruti a toptier translational research environment in the Barcelona area in a very stimulating scientific environment. The IGTP offers a supportive friendly and collaborative ecosystem to promote professional development and help you achieve your research goals.

The IGTP in its commitment to equal opportunities guarantees equal treatment between candidates and persons with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 per 100 as accredited by the Spanish Autonomous Regions or the State Administration or who have been declared to have a total permanent disability in a different profession through a resolution of the National Institute of Social Security while retaining functional capacity for the completion of the tasks of the post will be positively considered.

Key Skills

Virology,Bioinformatics,Genetics,R,Biochemistry,Cell Biology,Research Experience,Spectroscopy,Cell Culture,Molecular Biology,Microscopy,Research Laboratory Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1