Postdoctoral Research Positions: Host-Pathogen Interactions / Inflammation / Immunity

Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine seeks motivated postdoctoral researchers to study inflammation and innate immunity in the skin during viral infections and chronic conditions. Projects use in vitro assays, organoid cultures, and knockout/transgenic mice to uncover inflammatory and viral restriction pathways.

Experiments cover transcriptomics and gene editing, with a focus on how these processes maintain homeostasis and relate to human diseases, including cancer and chronic

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, microbiology and/or virology.
• Peer-reviewed publications in immunology, virology and/or signal transduction.
• Training in molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, signal transduction, cell culture methods, and/or mouse models of disease.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Willingness and ability to handle mice and infectious materials.

Responsibilities

• Investigate inflammation and innate immunity in the skin during viral infections.
• Utilize in vitro assays, conventional and organoid cell cultures, and mouse models (knockout/transgenic).
• Apply transcriptomics and gene editing to identify inflammatory and viral restriction mechanisms.

Skills

Excellent written and oral English

Education

PhD in biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, microbiology or virology

Tools

Organoid cultures

Knockout/Transgenic mice

Transcriptomics

Gene editing

Mouse models of disease

Job description

Postdoctoral Research Positions

Host-Pathogen Interactions / Inflammation / Immunity

Postdoctoral research positions are available for highly motivated candidates to investigate inflammation and innate immunity in the skin during viral infections and chronic/recurring diseases, including cancer. Experimental models will include in vitro assays, conventional and organoid cell cultures, knockout/transgenic mice, transcriptomics, and gene editing. The studies aim to: 1) identify novel extra- and intracellular inflammatory and/or viral restriction mechanisms, 2) determine how these processes are regulated to maintain homeostasis, and 3) establish connections to human diseases, including cancer and chronic inflammatory conditions, when the pathways are dysregulated.

Requirements

• A recent Ph.D. in biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, microbiology and/or virology.
• Peer-reviewed publications in the field(s) of immunology, virology and/or signal transduction.
• Training in molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, signal transduction, cell culture methods, and/or mouse models of disease.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Must be willing and able to handle mice and infectious materials.

The positions are available immediately and will only remain open until suitable candidates are identified.

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