Postdoc: Translational Epigenetics in Autoimmune T Cells

UT Southwestern Medical Center - Center for Cellular Therapy and Cancer Immunology; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Choi Laboratory invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to study how environmental signals and epigenetic mechanisms regulate pathogenic T cells in autoimmune diseases, including lupus.

The role offers collaboration with clinical and computational scientists to translate discoveries into immune-modulating therapies and supports training across immunology, genomics, and translational medicine.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Investi gate how environmental signals and epigenetic programs shape pathogenic T-cell responses in autoimmune disease.
• Collaborate with experimental, computational, and clinical teams to identify disease-driving pathways and translate mechanistic discoveries into immune-modulating therapies.
• Cover projects spanning T-cell biology, chromatin regulation, functional genomics, and therapeutic discovery with the goal of first-in-human studies at UT Southwestern.
• Prepare for careers in academia, biotechnology, pharmaceutical research, or therapeutic development at the intersection of immunology, epigenetics, and translational medicine.

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Choi Laboratory invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to study how environmental signals and epigenetic mechanisms regulate pathogenic T cells in autoimmune diseases, including lupus.

The role offers collaboration with clinical and computational scientists to translate discoveries into immune-modulating therapies and supports training across immunology, genomics, and translational medicine.