The Davis laboratory, at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland,
is actively recruiting a post-doctoral fellow to join our research program. We seek highly motivated
individuals who have very recently completed their graduate training in fields of microbiology,
molecular biology, host-pathogen interactions or immunology.
The Davis laboratory studies phenotypic heterogeneity in the context of two different bacterial
pathogens: Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus, which both cause tissue lesions or
abscesses during infection. We are focused on the mechanisms underlying how host cell interactions
impact bacterial gene expression, and how the outcome of these interactions can drive either infection
progression or clearance. We are currently seeking a post-doctoral fellow to understand the genetic
bottlenecks that occur as Y. pseudotuberculosis disseminates from intestinal tissues to seed deep tissue
sites (specifically the spleen), the pathways and immune cell interactions that promote bacterial
replication in the spleen following seeding, and the contraction of the bacterial population during
antibiotic treatment. The role of specific immune cell subsets in restricting and eliminating bacteria
during each of these phases of infection will be explored. Successful candidates for this post-doctoral
position will also have the ability to develop their own independent research niche within our lab.
Individuals will be compensated at NIH standard rates, commensurate with experience:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-049.html
Interested candidates should please contact Dr. Davis by email:
Dr. Kim Davis
Assistant Professor, W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, BSPH E2628
kdavi140@jhu.edu
Davis Lab website:
https://www.jhsph.edu/departments/w-harry-feinstone-department-of-molecular-microbiologyand-
immunology/labs/davis-lab/