Assistant Professor in Genetics and Physiology

Department of Biology at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen is offering an Assistant Professor position in Biology commencing 01.01.2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Description of the scientific environment The Andersen-Colombani group at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, is recruiting a Assistant to work on a 2-year project aiming at understanding the physiological role of TNFR signaling in controlling metabolism and behavior using Drosophila Melanogaster as a model organism.

The position is available to start on the 1st of January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The group is housed in the section of Cell and Neurobiology at the Department of Biology (https://www.biocenter.ku.dk/).

Project Description The pathological functions of tumor necrosis factors (TNFs) have received considerable attention in the last two decades due to its implication in driving metabolic diseases associated with chronic inflammatory conditions, such as cancers and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Despite the undisputable role of TNF in promoting T2D, anti-TNF clinical trials on humans with obesity-related T2D have produced conflicting results, suggesting that anti-TNF therapy might have adverse effects targeting homeostasis-promoting TNF functions1 …