Postdoctoral Fellow—Immunology Center of Georgia, Czepielewski Lab
Augusta University
Augusta, Georgia, USA
About Us
Augusta University is Georgia’s innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia’s cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia’s only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today.
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College/Department Information
The Immunology Center of Georgia (IMMCG) represents a new initiative by the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University to leverage the ability of the immune system to combat disease. The IMMCG will accomplish this by assembling teams of biomedical researchers with strong records of scientific innovation and technological development. The IMMCG will be co-directed by world-class immunologists Drs. Catherine ‘Lynn’ Hedrick and Klaus Ley, both of whom have made major discoveries linking immune cells to specific mechanisms of disease. The goal of the IMMCG is to produce novel and effective treatments for conditions that heavily impact the communities of Georgia and the United States. The new center is aggressively recruiting faculty and staff to lead projects focused on cardiovascular disease, obesity and metabolic disorders, autoimmune and infectious disease, neurodegenerative disease, and cancer.
Job Summary
Join our dynamic research team at Rafael Czepielewski’s lab, where we have immediate openings for Postdoctoral Researchers. We invite outstanding and highly motivated individuals with a Ph.D. or M.D. degree and a strong background in mouse models, immunology, or molecular biology to explore novel functional roles of lymphatic vasculature and immune cells with us.
As a diverse team-oriented basic research group, we aim to understand the homeostatic and pathogenic roles of lymphatic and immune responses in the context of chronic inflammation. Our interdisciplinary team of experts uses cutting-edge techniques to unravel the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying these interactions, with the goal of developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for these devastating diseases.
Our latest work uncovered an unexpected role of intestinal-derived and inflammation-induced cytokine in the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) (Czepielewski et al., Immunity). We found that chronic inflammation-derived cytokine TNF promotes lymphatic endothelium plasticity and lymphatic valve defects in an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Strikingly, lymphatic-associated TLS prevent intestinal immune cell migration, lymphatic drainage, and mucosal tolerance responses.Responsibilities
Responsibilities to include but not limited to:
- Experiments: Designing and conducting independent research in line with the objectives of the research group, while maintaining the resources (ie. reagents, cells, mice) in adequate status and organization.
- Project Planning & Protocols: Analyzing and interpreting complex datasets and generating high-quality research findings.
- Manuscripts: Preparing and submitting manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presenting research findings at national and international conferences and workshops.
- Discussions: Engage in open discussions with the mentor regarding research matters and actively participate in departmental seminars and meetings, as well as engaging in professional development opportunities.
- Grant Proposals: Contributing to grant proposals and seeking external funding to support research activities.
- Mentoring: Assisting with the supervision and mentoring of co-workers and students.
- Other: Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Learn more and apply: https://augusta.edu/jobs?id=258953
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