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HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Cell Biology

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, United States Full-time July 11, 2026

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Title HMS - Postdoctoral Fellow in Cell Biology

School Harvard Medical School

Department/Area Cell Biology

Position Description
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Harper lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Our laboratory works at the intersection of protein and organelle quality control, the ubiquitin system, and autophagy and its role in neurodegenerative disease. Through this systematic view, we seek to answer fundamental questions in cell biology and biochemistry: What are the molecular pathways that contribute to organelle repair in response to damage, with a primary focus on the endolysosomal system and mitochondria? What are the protein interaction networks that make up dynamic organelles? How to familial mutations in key organellar systems promote diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease?
The successful candidate will work with Dr. Wade Harper to de...
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