Postdoctoral Fellow - Bernabeu group
EMBL Barcelona is a new research unit focusing on Tissue Biology and Disease Modelling. We aim to go beyond the molecular and cellular scale, integrating gene circuits with a tissue-level quantitative... EMBL Barcelona is a new research unit focusing on Tissue Biology and Disease Modelling. We aim to go beyond the molecular and cellular scale, integrating gene circuits with a tissue-level quantitative understanding of tissues and organs, both healthy and diseased. The Bernabeu group recently joined EMBL Barcelona. The main goal of the lab is to understand blood-brain barrier (BBB) organization and function, in health and disease. To this end, we will build 3D in vitro vascular models that recapitulate BBB structure. We will use this model to study vascular dysfunction in cerebral malaria. We aim to identify the parasite and host factors that trigger brain vascular damage, and understand the molecular mechanisms of BBB disruption. Our interdisciplinary team has strong collaborations with malaria research sites in endemic countries. The final goal of the team is to validate results obtained in in vitro studies in blood and tissue samples from cerebral malaria patients.
POS Learn moreCloses 5 May 2020
