We have opened a new position at Genoskin as “Head of mast cell platform” at the level PhD/postdoc. Genoskin is a fast growing biotech company based in Toulouse, France and Boston (USA), and specialized in the testing of pharmaceutical molecules and de-risking of clinical trials. If you have a strong background in in vitro human primary cell culture (in particular mast cells), flow cytometry and interested in a dynamic biotech environment, please do not hesitate to apply ! More: https://genoskin.com/blog/2023/10/31/join-genoskin-as-head-of-mast-cells-platform/

The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities established a prestigious program in 2018 to bring outstanding post-docs from around the world to Israel’s research universities. The Israel Young Academy led by Prof. Yonina Eldar, suggested this as a solution to the need to strengthen research in Israel. The program’s purpose is to attract young outstanding scholars from around the world to come to Israel and integrate into and strengthen research and make personal and professional contacts with Israeli researchers, ultimately leading to future research collaboration. The awarding committee, headed by Academy Member Prof. Moti Segev, was appointed to accomplish this objective. The committee is comprised of Academy Members and faculty from a wide range of disciplines of the sciences and humanities from a variety of Israeli universities, and includes a prominent scientist from abroad. The awardees are chosen solely based on their excellence in research. This year the program was

Two postdoctoral positions are available jointly in the Department of Anesthesiology and Department of Pathology at Duke University Medical Center. Projects are funded for up to 4 years by recently approved grants from the NIH and the American Heart Association and will examine the role of mast cells at the vascular/tissue interface. Specifically, they will determine: Vascular pathology during the transition of sepsis to septic shock. This project aims to determine the triggering events for development of shock in sepsis using various mouse models and assays of vascular permeability, microvascular perfusion (photoacoustic imaging) and shock (pressure sensing telemetry implants).   Karhausen J et al. Platelets trigger perivascular mast cell degranulation to cause inflammatory responses and tissue injury. Sci. Adv. 2020 doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aay6314. Choi HW et al. Perivascular dendritic cells elicit anaphylaxis by relaying allergens to mast cells via microvesicles. Science. 2018 doi: 10.1126/science.aao0666.   Vascular permeability, neutrophil recruitment and neuronal