Discovery Postdoctoral Fellow – Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research

Novartis Biomedical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program – Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Location: Basel, Switzerland. Duration: 3 years. Program start date: October 1, 2026. Application deadline: July 15, 2026.

We invite applications for the Novartis Biomedical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a unique training opportunity designed for exceptional early‑career scientists eager to tackle some of the most challenging problems in biomedical research and drug discovery.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish human intestinal organoid and epithelial barrier models for IBD research.
• Develop assays assessing barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, and multi-omics profiles.
• Implement CRISPR‑Cas9 genetic perturbations in organoid systems to investigate gene function and validate therapeutic target hypotheses.
• Execute medium‑throughput functional screening of IBD‑associated genetic risk factors.
• Identify and p...