Postdoc in skeletal muscle growth and metabolism (2 years), Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

The Muscle Growth and Metabolism Group, August Krogh Section for Human and Molecular Physiology, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position. The position starts on 1 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The project Loss of skeletal muscle mass during inactivity, ageing and disease contributes to frailty and impaired metabolic health.

The project will investigate the mechanisms by which novel pharmacological compounds regulate skeletal muscle hypertrophy and insulin sensitivity. Specifically, it will:

- characterise acute and chronic drug effects on muscle signalling and metabolism across muscle types, and in engineered human muscle tissue; - use inducible CRISPR/AAV-mediated muscle-specific gene targeting to identify the cellular targets mediating these effects; - test whether the compounds protect muscle mass and insulin sensitivity during disuse-induced atrophy and speed recovery during reloading.

The project is part of an ongoing collaboration with industrial and academic partners, including Associate Professor Johan U. Lind (DTU), who works on 3D bioprinted human muscle. Job description You will lead the experimental work in the project with support from technicians and project students1 …