Postdoctoral Research Associate - Pulmonary Immunology (copy)

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION - DEPT OF PULMONARY IMMUNOLOGY AT UTHSCT

A postdoctoral position is available at the Department of Pulmonary Immunology to study the innate immune responses to M. tuberculosis infection. Applicants must have a strong background in cellular and molecular immunology. Prior experience in studying immune responses to infectious diseases using mouse model is desirable. Hands-on experience in multicolor flow cytometry and confocal microscopy is essential for this position. The selected candidate will use state-of-the-art cellular and molecular imaging facility for the project. Only applicants with hands-on experience in multicolor flow cytometry and microscopy should apply for this position. Applicants should submit their CV to Drs. Ramakrishna Vankayalapati and Deepak Tripathi, The Department of Pulmonary Immunology, The University of Texas Health Northeast, 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX 75708-3154. Krishna.vankayalapati@uthct.edu and deepak.tripathi@uthct.edu.

The recent representative publications from our research group are:

1. Tripathi D, Venkatasubramanian S, Cheekatla SS, Paidipally P, Welch E, Tvinnereim AR, Vankayalapati R. A TLR9 agonist promotes IL-22-dependent pancreatic islet allograft survival in type 1 diabetic mice. Nat Commun. 2016 Dec 16;7:13896.

2. Tripathi D, Welch E, Cheekatla SS, Radhakrishnan RK, Venkatasubramanian S, Paidipally P, Van A, Samten B, Devalraju KP, Neela VSK, Valluri VL, Mason C, Nelson S, Vankayalapati R. Alcohol enhances type 1 interferon-α production and mortality in young mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS Pathog. 2018 Aug 2;14(8):e1007174.

3. Cheekatla SS, Tripathi D, Venkatasubramanian S, Nathella PK, Paidipally P, Ishibashi M, Welch E, Tvinnereim AR, Ikebe M, Valluri VL, Babu S, Kornfeld H, Vankayalapati R. NK-CD11c+ Cell Crosstalk in Diabetes Enhances IL-6-Mediated Inflammation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. PLoS Pathog. 2016 Oct 26;12(10):e1005972.

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