Researcher in molecular and physiological regulation of muscle glycogen degradation using novel preclinical models

We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic Researcher with expertise in in vivo analysis of exercise-related muscle glycogen utilization, biochemical analysis of enzymes involved in glycogen metabolism, and in vivo substrate metabolism kinetics using stable isotope tracers to join the Sakamoto group. The position is a 2-year position starting January 1, 2027, or after agreement.

Background The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) is an academic research Center that pioneers groundbreaking research towards better cardiometabolic health.

Through collaborative interdisciplinary research from single-cell genomics to whole-body systems, CBMR aims to transform the basic understanding of cardiometabolic health and accelerate its translation into prevention and treatment strategies.

The Center’s uniquely multi- and interdisciplinary approach combines research in genetics, physiology and pharmacology, to better understand the complex interplay of the many factors that drive cardiometabolic disease. You can learn more in the Executive Summary of CBMR's Strategy 2024–2028.

CBMR was established in 2010 at the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences and has been located in the Maersk Tower at PANUM since 20171 …