Job Number: 2025-48103
Category: Research
Location: Worcester, MA
Shift: Day
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Business Unit: UMass Chan Medical School
Department: School - Rheumatology - W710085
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary Grade: 86
Union Code: Non Union Position-W63-Residents/Post Docs
Num. Openings: 1
Post Date: May 26, 2025

https://www.ummsjobs.com/job/11019/

The Sato Lab at UMass Med is seeking an enthusiastic postdoctoral fellow to join our team at the forefront of gene editing and cell therapy research. Our research group is focusing on elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying rare diseases and autoimmune disorders. Through innovative approaches such as gene editing and cell therapy, we aim to develop novel therapeutic strategies to combat these conditions and improve patient outcomes.

Project Highlights:

• Utilize CRISPR gene editing techniques
• Engineer and explore gene/cell therapies for disease treatment
• Investigate the genetic basis of rare skeletal and connective tissue diseases
• Unravel mechanisms underlying autoimmune disorders

Interested candidates should submit a CV or resume, a cover letter with a short description outlining research interests and relevant experience, and contact information for three references to tadatoshi.sato@umassmed.edu. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line.