Postdoctoral Scholar - Pediatrics, Memphis

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Memphis, TENNESSEE

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Posted: 04-Feb-24

Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

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Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 21000001FD


Postdoctoral Fellow Position in Host-Pathogen Interactions: A postdoctoral fellow position funded by the Department of Pediatrics in the laboratory of Amali Samarasinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pulmonology Division, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, is immediately available for a highly motivated candidate.

Our primary research goal is to determine host-pathogen interactions in during respiratory infections that occur in hosts that have underlying allergic asthma using both mouse model systems and in vitro /ex vivo techniques. The objective of the postdoctoral fellow is to determine the role of eosinophils in allergic asthma during pneumococcal infections. The laboratory is situated in the Children's Foundation Research Institute of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and offers the advantage of working closely with clinical faculty.



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