One of my best collaborators, colleagues as well as friends, Prof. Cathy Nagler will start her new lab in the University of Chicago from this spring and she is now recruiting new postdocs in her lab. If you have any questions in Japanese, you can free to contact me as well.

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Pathology/Committee on Immunology Post Doctoral Positions

The University of Chicago, Department of Pathology/Committee on Immunology is seeking 2-3 full-time Post Doctoral Scholar positions beginning June/July 2009. Successful candidates will join the research lab of Dr. Cathryn Nagler and use recently developed novel murine models to examine the mechanisms governing tolerance to both dietary antigen and the commensal microbiota, and its abrogation in food allergy and intestinal inflammation. The murine disease models will provide the pre-clinical basis for future translational studies in both food allergy and inflammatory bowel disease, aimed ultimately at the development of novel immunotherapeutic modalities. Regulation of both the peripheral and mucosal immune system by signals derived from the commensal microbiota is a major focus of this work.

The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. with at least 3 years of experience in cellular and molecular immunology, mucosal immunology and/or animal models of disease. The applicant must be able to design and conduct experiments independently, prepare and present work at national meetings, write scientific manuscripts and apply for external funding. Applicants with first-author papers in major journals are preferred.

Qualified applicants must provide current CV and bibliography, a statement of research interests and goals and complete contact information for three academic references to:

Dr. Cathryn Nagler
c/o Marsha Blunt, PHR
The University of Chicago, Department of Pathology
5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 3083
Chicago, IL 60637.
mblunt@bsd.uchicago.edu

No telephone calls, please

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.