Job description: Positions for Postdoc Fellows / Senior Scientists are available at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Top-20 medical school in the US) in New York City, specifically in the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences and the Institute for Genomics and Multi-scale Biology.
Our lab (computation + experiment) pioneered the fast growing field of bacterial epigenomics (Nature Biotechnology, 2012). We also pioneered the use of DNA methylation for high resolution microbiome analysis (Nature Biotechnology, 2018). In our recent work, we presented a new method that not only incorporates long reads for metagenomic analysis but also make use of, for the first time, microbial DNA methylation signatures as natural epigenetic barcodes distinguish highly similar species and strains. In addition to genome binning, we show that our method links plasmids and other mobile genetic elements to their host species in complex microbiome samples. Incorporation of DNA methylation information into shotgun metagenomics analyses opens a new way to understand microbiome at unprecedented resolution and completeness. We have unique expertise in the use of third generation sequencing (Single Molecule Real-Time by PacBio, ~20kbp read length, and the emerging Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology).
Recent publications: Nature Biotechnology, 2018 * Genome Research, 2018 * Nature, 2016 * Cell Reports, 2016 * Nature Communications, 2015 * PLoS Genetics, 2015 * Biological Psychiatry, 2015 * Nature Communications, 2014 * Molecular Psychiatry, 2014 * PLoS Genetics, 2013 * PLoS Computational Biology, 2013 * Nature Biotechnology, 2012 * Genome Research, 2012
Lab page with details: research.mssm.edu/fanglab
Successful candidates will have unique opportunities to i) build on our unique expertise in third-generation long read sequencing, meta-epigenomics, large scale collection of clinically relevant samples and a strong network of collaborators, ii) take the lead role in projects studying complex mouse and human microbiome in innovative applications with high biological, biomedical and clinical impact. Compensations for successful candidates are highly competitive. Subsidized housing (in New York City) is also available.
General requirements: 1a) Candidates with computational background are expected to have solid training in bioinformatics and metagenomics; experimental skills on microbiome is a plus but not required. 1b) Candidates with experimental background are expected to have rich experience in analyzing mouse and human microbiome samples and molecular biology skills, and an open mind to learn computation. 2) Ability to learn and master new technologies and skills, 3) Abilities to lead an independent research direction while adapting to a collaborative environment, 4) An innovative yet critical thinker.
Experience in any of the following (the order does not reflect priority) is a plus, but not required: 1) bacterial comparative genomics, 2) metagenomics (16S and/or shotgun), 3) genome and metagenome assembly and annotation, 4) metatranscriptomics, 5) metablomics, 6) mouse and human gut microbiome, 7) machine learning.
How to apply: Please send the following to fanggang@gmail.com: 1) A brief cover letter, 2) CV with a list of publications, 3) PDF files for the papers in which you are first or co-first author.
Thank you for the interests!
Gang Fang, Associate Professor, Genetics and Genomics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, US