Pathogens interact with our nerves directly and indirectly during infection, causing nervous system dysfunction. Many viruses, including varicella zoster and herpes simplex, remain latent in sensory neurons throughout our lives, sporadically resurfacing to cause pain and itch. Sampurna Chakrabarti and her team seek to understand the host–pathogen interactive mechanisms leading to pain by combining functional and proteomic signatures at the single-neuron level.

• Active contribution to raw RNA-seq analysis from publicly available human DRG neurons.
• Active participation in lab meetings
• Keeping lab notebook up to date

• Familiarity with Python
• Prior experience/interest in raw RNA-seq analysis pipelines
• Driven to actively contribute to ongoing research

Academic training, goal driven 1:1 meetings, flexible working hours and duration

Please send your CV and a motivation letter outlining your bioinformatics experience by email to: sampurna.chakrabarti@helmholtz-hzi.de
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