Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Irene Llorente

Important Info

Faculty Sponsor (Last, First Name):

Llorente, Irene L.

Stanford Departments and Centers:

Neurosurgery

Postdoc Appointment Term:

3-4 years

Appointment Start Date:

Rolling start date after 10/01/2024

Group or Departmental Website:

https://med.stanford.edu/llorente-lab.html

https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/irene-llorente

How to Submit Application Materials:

Submit application materials directly via email: illorent@stanford.edu

Does this position pay above the required minimum?:

No. The expected base pay for this position is the Stanford University required minimum for all postdoctoral scholars appointed through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. The FY25 minimum is $73,800.

Postdoctoral Position in Stem Cell Neuroscience and Spinal Cord Injury and Repair.

Dr. Irene L. Llorente, Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery Department, is recruiting a full-time postdoctoral fellow for a CIRM-funded project. Dr. Irene L. Llorente's lab research interests are largely directed toward understanding the biology of white matter repair in central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The Llorente lab is particularly interested in leveraging the current technologies emerging in the stem cell field to develop more efficient and effective stem cell-based therapies for spinal cord injury, stroke, vascular dementia, and traumatic brain injury patients.

Building on a long history of transplanting hiPSC-derived cells to promote neural repair in pre-clinical models, this newly funded research program aims to develop an innovative glial cell-based therapy capable of repairing the injured spinal cord and the corticospinal tract (CST) through axonal growth, oligodendrocyte differentiation, and remyelination to maximize functional recovery after SCI.

Required Qualifications:

PhD in biological sciences [biology, cell biology, neuroscience, molecular biology, bioengineering, or a related discipline]

Required skills: At least three years of prior research experience in neuroscience (specifically spinal cord injury biology), stem cell biology, molecular biology, or a related discipline.
Desired skills: At least one year of experience in spinal cord injury unilateral C6 contusion model, behavioral tests, hiPSC cell culture, stem cell differentiation, hiPSC-derived cell spinal cord transplant, RNA Sequencing, viral approaches, neural circuit function (2P imaging), and biomaterials

Required Application Materials:

CV [including education, research experiences, publications, and previous employment]
Contact information for 3 professional references