Effects of microgravity on in vitro cellular systems. Biochemical and molecular study of the interaction between cytoskeletal proteins and sirtuins

Position: Post-doctoral research appointment Institute: Uni. La Sapienza of Rome
Posted on: 20/02/2026 Deadline: 23/03/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

06/MEDS-02 - Experimental Medicine, Pathophysiology And Clinical Pathology

Description

It is required to individuate cell lines to grow and maintain under normogravity and microgravity conditions using the correct instruments to reproduce microgravity on ground. Such cellular systems will be utilized to perform experiments and treatments under microgravity in order to obtain biological specimens for cellular and molecular biology. The research will be conducted by measuring sirtuins activity using biochemical assays, acetylation of citoskelatal proteins, confocal microscopy and western blots. In addition, it is required to perform vitality assays, clonogenic studies on the cell lines as well as experiments using morphological analysis such as electron transmission microscopy (TEM)

Compensation

28,456 Euro

Number of positions

1

Maximum duration

12.0

Funding body

Università Sapienza Dipartimento di Medicina sperimentale