24 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Emory University, Atlanta, United States

This position will be instrumental in driving projects in understanding and mitigating the current and possible future soil heavy metal and metalloid and other chemical contaminant exposure among children in the Westside of Atlanta. Key scientific questions will focus on understanding soil ingestion rates and exposure levels to lead (Pb) among children in specific age groups and provide comprehensive multimedia metrics for exposure assessments. The position will be supported by the new EPA STAR grant. There are many opportunities and resources for developing new projects and being a part of other projects related to the ongoing air pollution and climate change projects in the lab as well. Our work is interdisciplinary and for the EPA STAR grant project, there will be ample opportunities to work with researchers in the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health (MPI Dana Barr) and in the School of Medicine (Co-I Ziad Kazzi) at Emory University, along with a community partner organization Historic Westside Gardens (Co-I Rosario Hernandez) and many other community members in the Westside of Atlanta.

This position will be instrumental in driving projects in understanding and mitigating the current and possible future soil heavy metal and metalloid and other chemical contaminant exposure among children in the Westside of Atlanta. Key scientific questions will focus on understanding soil ingestion rates and exposure levels to lead (Pb) among children in specific age groups and provide comprehensive multimedia metrics for exposure assessments. The position will be supported by the new EPA STAR grant. There are many opportunities and resources for developing new projects and being a part of other projects related to the ongoing air pollution and climate change projects in the lab as well. Our work is interdisciplinary and for the EPA STAR grant project, there will be ample opportunities to work with researchers in the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health (MPI Dana Barr) and in the School of Medicine (Co-I Ziad Kazzi) at Emory University, along with a community partner organization Historic Westside Gardens (Co-I Rosario Hernandez) and many other community members in the Westside of Atlanta.

The Weinshenker lab in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our team. Our research program focuses on investigating how the locus coeruleus modulates behavior in health and disease. We use knockout/transgenic rodents, viral vector-mediated gene expression, optogenetics and chemogenetics, pharmacology, and biochemistry to understand the molecules and circuits underlying neurodegenerative disease and affective disorders. The currently available position will take the lead on a NIA-funded project investigating the contribution of neuromelanin to locus coeruleus dysfunction and dysregulation in Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Come join our fun and collaborative team! See the Weinshenker Lab website (https://med.emory.edu/departments/human-genetics/research/weinshenker/index.html) and PubMed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=weinshenker+d&sort=date) for more information about our group and our research.

The laboratory of Sudhir Pai Kasturi at the Emory National Primate Research Center (ENPRC/EPC) and Emory School of Medicine is seeking a highly motivated Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to conduct NIH- and the Department of Defense (DoD) as well as privately funded studies investigating mechanisms by which new HIV-1, SARS-CoV-2 or pandemic flu specific vaccines work. The Kasturi lab uses rhesus macaques (non-human primates) and mice to investigate how vaccine adjuvants (supplements) improve the overall vaccine specific immune responses with a specific focus on longevity/durability of B and T cell responses in lymphoid organs and the bone marrow. The Kasturi lab also uses human and mouse derived cells to investigate new adjuvant molecules or new combination of adjuvant molecules formulated in-house improve stimulatory capacity of immune cells (dendritic cells, monocytes and B cells) using multiparameter flow cytometry, multiplexed cytokine and chemokines in addition to molecular techniques as such as transcriptomics and epigenomics (collaborative projects). Applicants will have opportunities to train to develop novel concepts in vaccinology and adjuvant biology with rigorous and state of the techniques adopted in vaccine induced immune read outs.

The Saikawa lab in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Emory University is hiring a postdoctoral researcher to join the lab. We are interested in a researcher with strong analytical skillsets and background in climate modeling, with a passion for environmental justice and community-engaged research. Our work focuses on soil contamination, air pollution, and climate change.

A translational research lab at Emory University and the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center is seeking a post-doctoral associate interested in pediatric sarcomas. We are looking for an intelligent and highly motivated individual that will provide significant scientific expertise to our laboratory studying the development and progression of pediatric sarcomas. The applicant should be proficient in basic research and molecular methods including cell culture, western blotting, qPCR, etc., and familiar with using animal model systems. Knowledge of genetics, molecular biology and cancer biology is also preferred. Potential projects for the post-doctoral associate include those related to gaining insights into the molecular pathogenesis of sarcoma development and metastasis, as well as further our understanding of therapeutic resistance, microenvironmental factors and transcriptional regulation. The applicant should be capable of performing independent work, but also be willing to assist others and help mentor more inexperienced/junior members of the laboratory. In addition, integration of applicant’s own prior research experience and independent ideas will be highly encouraged and considered. The applicant should have strong writing and oral communication skills and be willing to participate and present research at a variety of venues including laboratory meetings and conferences. The post-doctoral associate will meet with the PI on a regular basis to discuss research progress as well as any technical issues and outline of future directions. 

Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.

Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.

Work in this laboratory centers on the metabolic programs that contribute to neutrophil biology in health and disease. Neutrophils rely primarily on glycolysis for energy production but it is increasingly recognized that mitochondrial metabolic programs contribute to many neutrophil effector functions. We are currently focused on mitochondrial beta-oxidation of long chain fatty acids, as this metabolic program is essential for optimal neutrophil chemotaxis and trafficking to the site of infection in a mouse model of bacterial pneumonia. While current work centers on ex vivo analyses of human neutrophils, mouse neutrophils, and mouse models of bacterial pneumonia and lung injury, we plan to begin studies of mitochondrial metabolism in neutrophils isolated from persons with pneumonia, sepsis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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The Lakdawala lab research emerging respiratory pandemic viruses, including airborne transmission and intracellular viral replication. Research in the Lakdawala lab spans basic molecular virology to animal models of pathogenesis and transmission and extends into human epidemiological data. Using a diverse set of techniques, our research stretches across scales to be provide profound insight into emerging pandemic threats.

The Lakdawala lab research emerging respiratory pandemic viruses, including airborne transmission and intracellular viral replication. Research in the Lakdawala lab spans basic molecular virology to animal models of pathogenesis and transmission and extends into human epidemiological data. Using a diverse set of techniques, our research stretches across scales to be provide profound insight into emerging pandemic threats.

The Department of Human Genetics has an immediate full-time opening in our lab for a postdoctoral fellow or masters/PhD level staff scientist to assist with preclinical research studies of intervention in a rat model of classic galactosemia. Hand-on experience with conducting enzyme assays and using an HPLC (ICS5000 or ICS6000) to separate and quantify small molecules is required.

The Bhattaram lab at Emory University, Department of Orthopaedics has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow interested in studying musculoskeletal diseases. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and collaborative postdoc to study transcriptional regulation of inflammatory processes in arthritic diseases. We use routinely use unique mouse models and patient-derived primary cells in our research with a goal for advancing the understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying tissue inflammation. Ideal candidate will employ ChIP and RNA-sequencing techniques, in addition routine histological phenotyping of the musculoskeletal tissues in various mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

 

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Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Post Doctoral Fellow – Marcus Center

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A postdoctoral position at the intersection of public health, virology, and engineering for the study of environmental virus surveillance is available at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health under the supervision of Dr. Marlene Wolfe. The postdoctoral fellow will work with an interdisciplinary, cross-institution team to conduct work on identifying, quantifying, and sequencing viruses in the environment while receiving advanced training to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. This project is focused on detection of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants for COVID-19 public health response, to be extended to additional viral targets. This position is a good fit for someone with expertise in at least one of the following areas: 1) environmental microbiology; 2) virology; 3) bioinformatic analysis of sequence data. They will be involved in the design and execution of experiments, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and research presentations. Although not required for the position, the scholar will likely have the opportunity to contribute to grant writing. The postdoctoral fellow will be encouraged to develop new ideas that promote current research, and will prepare and publish scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. Opportunities to apply for independent funding will be available and encouraged. The initial appointment is for one year, with expected renewal if progress is satisfactory and funds are available.

Dr. Lin’s laboratory focuses on the fundamental understanding of the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases. Current efforts in the lab center on molecular signaling events that control endothelial dysfunction, vascular inflammation and remodeling. Besides multidisciplinary approaches of molecular and cellular biology, genetics, genomics, and proteomics, a variety of animal models are utilized to address mechanistic basis of diseases such as atherothrombosis, aortic aneurysm and dissection, heart failure, pulmonary arterial hypertension and acute lung injury.

Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.

 Helps design and conduct research within a specified field while receiving advanced training from a designated Principal Investigator to enhance professional skills and research independence needed for pursuit of a career. The specific area of research in which the trainee is mentored is determined by the department and laboratory of the Postdoc. Designs and evaluates experiments. Develops new ideas that promote current research. Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under the direction of the Principal Investigator. May be responsible for operation of specific equipment. May teach techniques to others, train, and supervise research staff. Positions are temporary appointments as a research trainee. The initial appointment is for one year, renewal expected if progress is satisfactory and funds are available. Appointments cannot exceed five years.

New NIH-funded positions are available for ambitious and outstanding postdocs to participate in studies of molecular mechanisms and therapy development for cancer. Fellows are expected to be independent, capable of leading their own research projects and be in charge of all aspects of their project from conception, data generation and analysis to grant submissions and preparation of scientific publications under the guidance of the PI.