Neurodegenerative Disease Senior Scientist
Convergent Research, Watertown, MA
What you will do
- Design and execute research projects using single-cell proteomics to understand the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and related disease.
- Computationally analyze large-scale, single-cell proteomic datasets to identify new molecular mechanisms of disease.
- Collaborate with external laboratories, brain banks, and tissue repositories on sample procurement.
- Prepare human brain tissue samples for proteomic analysis using methods and technologies developed at PTI.
- Help junior scientists gain expertise in experimental techniques used at PTI, analyzing and interpreting experimental results, recording data in laboratory notebooks, and writing up and presenting research results.
- Make regular presentations within PTI and to collaborators.
- Prepare manuscripts related to project outcomes and grant applications for external funding.
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and cultural awareness through actions, interactions, and communications with others.