We are growing and looking for a few great folks to join our team! We are expanding our research efforts and are looking for committed team players interested in making a difference in the lives of individuals living with neurodegenerative disorders including MS. Studies will span basic cell analyses through to more complex models and ultimately translation of these findings to human systems and disorders.

Focus project areas:

• Imaging and therapeutic strategies in preclinical models of neuroinflammatory disorders
• Biomarker analyses in relevant clinical groups
• Environmental influence upon inflammatory and neuroprotective proteins and processes relevant to multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders – basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors Npas4 and ARNT2 – roles in neuroprotection and myelination.

Doctoral Student (neuroscience or neuroinflammation/immunology) or Post-Doctoral Fellow – Start spring/summer 2024

With support from funding agencies as well as privately funded initiatives our group is growing. We are expanding our research efforts and are looking for committed team players interested in making a difference in health research and the lives of individuals living with neurodegenerative disorders including MS. 

Training & expectations: Major areas of focus will include neuroinflammation, immune populations, neurodegeneration and repair. The candidate should have a solid understanding and demonstrated proficiency in several of the following:

• Cell culture methods involving both isolation and maintenance of rodent neuronal, glial and immune primary cultures as well as cell lines.
• Ability to perform and troubleshoot a wide variety of molecular and cellular biology techniques: qPCR, siRNA knockdown and cDNA construct delivery, flow cytometry, immunohisto/cytochemistry, immune function assays, experience with scRNA seq and associated data analyses/mining are a strong asset
• A comprehensive understanding of experimental design and assay optimization is important.
• Mastery of fluorescence and light microscopy; conventional and/or confocal
• Applicants with experience in pre-clinical models of neurodegenerative diseases including MS (including transgenic mice) are especially encouraged to apply, particularly autoimmune and chemical demyelinating.
• Maintenance/monitoring of colonies of transgenic animals, including colony breeding, screening and management.

 Interested candidates should send a statement of research interests and an updated CV with contributions to publications specified along with the names of three references to jquandt@pathology.ubc.ca. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

For more information, visit our website at www.quandtlab.com