POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

Work Arrangement:

Requisition Number: 264697

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Location:

Durham, NC, US, 27710

Personnel Area: MEDICAL CENTER

Date: Dec 26, 2025

School of Medicine Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,500 faculty physicians and researchers, more than 1,300 students, and more than 6,000 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, Duke University Health System and the Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) comprise Duke Health. a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Division of Medical Genetics a post-doctoral associate to join their team in the Department of Pediatrics. The post doc’s research projects will focus on inherited metabolic disorders, specifically lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) and glycogen storage diseases (GSDs). We have an ongoing observational natural history study to better understand the role of immune modulation as standard of care in patients with severe phenotypes and for evaluation of immune phenotyping and treatment response in children who are diagnosed with Pompe disease via newborn screening. In addition, the postdoc will contribute to ongoing investigations to reclassify variants of uncertain significance associated with LSDs and GSDs. This post doc will collaborate with different research team members on other research projects and will use the clinical and bench knowledge to advance the science in GSDs. This post doc position requires a minimum two-year commitment and will be primarily in person with opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement. This position will involve bench work as well as analyzing patient data and coordinating analysis of patient samples

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