Description: The Laboratory of Phytomedicines, Pharmacology and Biotechnology (PhytoPharmaTech), Institute of Biosciences, UNESP (São Paulo State University), in partnership with the Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, UNESP (Sao Paulo State University), Campus Botucatu, are now accepting proposals for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Research with Natural Products in Inflammatory Bowel Disease supported by FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation).
Aims: The objective of this proposal is to select patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated at the Outpatient Clinic of Medical School Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu, UNESP and healthy individuals for evaluation and comparison of miRNA profiles between these groups, standardize miRNA analysis using the HD Biomark platform, evaluate a pharmaceutical formulation containing Musa spp AAA as a complementary therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis, and assess its effect on modulating the gut microbiota of these patients.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have a PhD in Cell Biology or related areas (pharmacology, genetics, chemistry) and proven operational experience with: 1. Pharmacology research with natural products; 2. Conducting trial research; 3. Studies with inflammatory bowel disease; 4. Gut microbiota analysis; 5. miRNAs analysis and 6. Gene expression using microfluidic analysis.