Postdoctoral Research Associate, Immunology

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

About the Role

A postdoctoral position is available to investigate the cellular signaling in the innate immune system during infections, inflammatory diseases, and cancers. The research will focus on dissecting signaling pathways involved in innate immune responses and cell death (e.g., NLRs, caspases, inflammasomes, PANoptosis) and their connection to adaptive immunity (T cells).

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate cellular signaling in the innate immune system.
• Dissect signaling pathways in innate immune responses and cell death.
• Understand connections between innate and adaptive immunity.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• PhD, DVM, MD/PhD in biomedical sciences.
• Practical experience in immunology (innate and adaptive immune responses).
• Experience with macrophage and primary cell culture.
• Experience with T cell analyses.
• Experience with Western blotting.
• Experience with qPCR.
• Experience with CRISPR.
• Experience with Co-immunoprecipitation experiments.
• Highly motivated and hard-working.

Training Environment & Facilities

• Training environment focused on the innate immune system and its connections with adaptive immunity.
• Opportunity to collaborate with researchers in Immunology, Host Microbe Interactions, and Cancer Biology.
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities including core laboratories for proteomics, metabolomics, RNAseq, transgenic/knock-out technology, and animal facilities (biosafety levels 2 to enhanced 3).
• Professional development funds for journal subscriptions and travel to meetings.