{"id":38,"date":"2023-04-04T21:43:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:29:42","slug":"current-openings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/current-openings\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Clinical Research Coordinator I (Dr Zhang&#8217;s Lab) &#8211; Liver<\/h3>\n<article id=\"description-body\" class=\"main-description-body\" aria-labelledby=\"jobDescriptionHeading\">The Clinical Research Coordinator assists in the daily activities of clinical research studies, obtains informed consent; collects, maintains and organizes study information. Assists in preparing grant applications and documents (for e.g., Institutional Review Board, Grants and Contracts Office).<\/p>\n<p>Apply <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.mountsinai.org\/jobs\/3042487?lang=en-us\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><strong>PhD Opportunity: Doctoral Student in Nutrition, Microbiome &amp; Liver Disease<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are recruiting a motivated PhD student to join a newly funded NIH R01 clinical trial (BEAN-MASLD) testing whether adults with MASLD and intermediate-stage fibrosis can adopt a navy bean-rich diet, and how it affects liver fat, liver stiffness and the gut microbiome. The project combines a randomized crossover trial design with gut and oral microbiome sequencing, metabolomics, and proteomics, and offers training in nutritional epidemiology, microbiome science, and translational hepatology.<\/p>\n<p>The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead analyses of multi-omics data, contribute to first-author publications, and gain hands-on experience with clinical trial conduct from startup through completion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We are looking for someone with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong interest in nutrition, the microbiome, or liver disease research<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative skills and comfort with R, Python, or SAS<\/li>\n<li>Background in epidemiology, biostatistics, nutrition, microbiology, or a related field<\/li>\n<li>Curiosity, independence, and enthusiasm for collaborative science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prospective students should apply through the Icahn School of Medicine graduate programs and may reach out to me directly at <a href=\"mailto:Xiaotao.Zhang@mountsinai.org\">Xiaotao.Zhang@mountsinai.org<\/a> to discuss the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-559\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/479\/2026\/09\/PhD-students-wanted-flyer.png\" alt=\"Flyer: PhD students wanted in the Zhang Lab\" width=\"1055\" height=\"1491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/479\/2026\/09\/PhD-students-wanted-flyer.png 1055w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/479\/2026\/09\/PhD-students-wanted-flyer-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/479\/2026\/09\/PhD-students-wanted-flyer-725x1024.png 725w, https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/479\/2026\/09\/PhD-students-wanted-flyer-768x1085.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Internship Opportunity: Research Intern\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We are looking for a graduate student to join a new project on liver fibrosis using the Mount Sinai MASLD\/MASH registry. Interns work with real clinical data and can contribute to abstracts and papers. If you are interested, please email me at <a href=\"mailto:Xiaotao.Zhang@mountsinai.org\">Xiaotao.Zhang@mountsinai.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinical Research Coordinator I (Dr Zhang&#8217;s Lab) &#8211; Liver The Clinical Research Coordinator assists in the daily activities of clinical research studies, obtains informed consent; collects, maintains and organizes study information. Assists in preparing grant applications and documents (for e.g., Institutional Review Board, Grants and Contracts Office). Apply here. 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