Altos Labs is a new biotechnology company focused on cellular rejuvenation programming to restore cell health and resilience, with the goal of reversing disease to transform medicine.
For more information, see our website at altoslabs.com.
We believe that diverse perspectives are foundational to scientific innovation and inquiry.
We are building a company where exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work side by side to advance a shared mission.
Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives.
At Altos, we are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.
What You Will Contribute To Altos
An exciting opportunity is available for a talented Scientist to join the Bay Area Institute of Science at Altos Labs. The microbiota is emerging as a fundamental force influencing diverse aspects of physiology and disease conditions. One of the biggest challenges in microbiome research is the identification of the mechanism by which a given bacterial strain (or bacterial community) regulates physiology and age-related conditions. We are currently studying the signals, structures and mechanisms that regulate the gut-microbiome-interactions. We are using different approaches, including biochemistry, bacterial genetics, metagenomic, metabolomics, etc., to identify a) the molecular, b) genetic, and b) the gut-brain communication pathway by specific microbes regulate brain function (Buffington et al., Cell 2016, Sgritta et al., Neuron 2019, Buffington et al., Cell 2021). By leveraging our discoveries, we hope our work could lead to the development of new non-invasive microbiome-based approaches to reverse diseases associated with aging throughout the body.
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