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There is increased recognition that immunopathology is directly involved in diseases affecting the brain, but the mechanisms causal to breech of the protective blood brain barrier, and subsequent cytotoxicity targeted to different brain regions, remain poorly understood. Driving new breakthroughs in understanding these mechanisms has been the development of new technologies during my postgraduate research at UCSF, such as new adaptations of a phage sequencing approach, leading to discovery of novel brain antigen targets in a class of autoimmune paraneoplastic neurological syndromes.
Now, this and other emerging technologies, such as combining use of human brain tissue and mouse models, are being applied in my lab at Yale. As such, my lab offers an ideal platform for discovery and career training. Qualified applicants will participate in ongoing projects based on their interest and building on their previous predoctoral training. The proposed project will involve training in human iPSC-derived neural cells and utilize wide ranging molecular technologies including mass spectrometry, single-cell RNA analysis, and imaging.
The ideal candidate will also spearhead a new approach for studying the latent autoreactome in postmortem human brain tissue. As part of mentorship, I am fully committed to providing individual and team involvement in experimental design and execution, data analysis, presentations of your work and scientific writing. My lab has collaborations within the department at Yale, including a one-of-a-kind relationship with the Neuropathology Department and Brain Discovery Group, as well as with labs abroad.
