The Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the Health Sciences Campus is seeking a highly motivated Postdoc Scholar Research Associate to join the laboratory of Dr. Ali Khoshnan. The research focuses on understanding the molecular pathogenesis of Huntington's disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder. The candidate will be responsible for engineering biological sensors and therapeutics and using them as tools to follow disease progression in neuronal models and human brain organoids.The ideal candidate responsibilities will include:*Design and perform experiments to engineer biological sensors and therapeutics.* Conduct tissue culture techniques to create neuronal models and human brain organoids.*Use confocal microscopy to obser