Department of Genetics
Department of Genetics, UMCG is looking for a potential postdoc in the field of bioinformatics and microbiome analysis. The project is based on the microbiome and gut virome data that is currently being generated in the parent-child population cohort Lifelines-NEXT. The overall aim of the project is to investigate the composition of gut microbiome and virome, to link it with environmental and maternal factors, and with babies’ health.
The position is embedded in the microbiome group in department of Genetics, UMCG. The group includes about 10 enthusiastic PhD students and postdocs working on analysis of metagenomics data, genetics of microbiome, population cohorts and microbiome studies in patients with gastrointestinal diseases.
The University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), located in the center of Groningen, is one of the Netherlands’ eight university medical centers. The microbiome group includes colleagues from department of Genetics, Microbiology and Gastroenterology, and is a close community of scientists working on different aspects of microbiome analysis in relation to health and diseases.