Postdoctoral Researcher

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University Health Network (UHN) is seeking an outstanding, motivated professional to fill the key role of Postdoctoral Fellow in our Research Department as part of the prestigious Canada LEADS initiative.

This grant-funded postdoctoral fellowship will focus on engineered heart tissue, tissue regeneration and macrophage biology. This is a cutting-edge effort to understand and modulate human cardiac tissue regeneration using engineered macrophages and stem cell-derived cardiac tissues.

The Epelman Lab is seeking a highly motivated, organized, and innovative individual with exceptional interpersonal skills who thrives in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment. The recruitment is part of the Canada Leads 100 Initiative, which is UHN’s bold new strategy to recruit 100 top scientists from around the world. The successful candidate will contribute to deciphering the mechanisms of macrophage reprogramming and cardiac tissue integration, employing advanced molecular, cellular, and tissue engineering approaches.

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