Author: ttheim

UW – Eau Claire search for a tenure-track faculty in Immunology

UWEC Biology currently has 15 faculty, 3 instructors, a lab manager, a greenhouse/animal care manager, and approximately 700 students involved in Biology-affiliated majors (Biology, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Ecology and Environmental Biology). Department members are dedicated to teaching and are actively involved in research with undergraduates as demonstrated by co-authored presentations and publications. The Department …

Post doc opportunity in Metabolic Engineering and Fermentation Science at Ohio State

FUNCTION STATEMENT: participates in a research team studying production of biofuels and biobased chemicals from agricultural and municipal wastes. Research emphasis is on optimization of reaction processes (metabolic, modelling and downstream processing); prepares manuscripts for publication; assists with the preparation of grant proposals; participates in the supervision of graduate students; position located at Wooster, Ohio. …

MDTP trainer Claire O’Leary explores the gut’s immune system

MDTP trainer Claire O’Leary researches how gastrointestinal tissues interface with the immune system to regulate inflammation in the gut, work that could help identify new therapies for GI diseases.

Biologist position at AWBERC US-EPA research laboratory

Biologist position at the AWBERC US-EPA research laboratory facility located in Cincinnati (Ohio). This is a federal position and therefore the applicant must be a US-citizen. The position is linked to ORD’s Student Pathway program, and we are seeking highly motivated individuals that would like to pursue a productive career in applied microbiological research. Research …

Immunartes, Infectious Disease Therapies, seeking Scientist

 IMMUNARTES is seeking an enthusiastic Scientist to join our growing organization. The Scientist will be focused on developing serological assays to be used for the analysis of vaccine studies in animals. The Scientist will contribute their knowledge of immune responses to lead assay development that establish correlates of vaccine protection. The Scientist will also contribute …

MDTP trainer Vatsan Raman and MDTP graduate Phil Huss develop novel phage therapies to fight superbugs

The Raman lab is “supercharging evolution” to create an army of bacteria-killing phages that can combat antibiotic-resistant microorganisms.

Congrats to MDTP student Holly Nichols on her ESA award!

Holly Nichols earned 1st place for her talk on the “Intergenerational patterns of microbiota acquisition in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti” at the 2022 ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting this week in Vancouver, BC!  Congrats, Holly!

Congrats to MDTP student Shruthi Magesh, recipient of the DasGupta Award!

Shruthi Magesh is the B. R. DasGupta Graduate Scholarship Recipient!  Congrats, Shruthi!  

UCSF Sandler Fellows Program

Nominations are being solicited for appointment as a UCSF Sandler Fellow. UCSF Sandler Fellows are independent group leaders who receive an annual financial award to cover their salary and the costs of their research program. Fellows are encouraged to apply for an NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5). The UCSF Sandler Fellow award is nonrenewable, …

Congrats to Jin Yang, PhD!

MDTP student Jin Yang successfully defended his dissertation “New insights into the expanded family of (pp)pGpp alarmones”.