LJI T32 Immunology Training Program for US Citizen and Underrepresented Minority Postdoctoral Fellows

Program Title: Training in Immunological Mechanisms
Grant Number: T32 AI125179
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH (NIAID)

La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LJI; http://www.lji.org) offers a research training program for postdoctoral scientists that are US citizens or non-citizen permanent residents including underrepresented minorities. The program will provide training in immunological mechanisms related to development and treatment of Autoimmune, Inflammatory, and Infectious Disease and Cancer. The program involves 21 faculty members from LJI whose expertise is in immune cell function that relates to inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, and atopic dermatitis; infectious diseases such as dengue, zika, cytomegalovirus, coronavirus, and tuberculosis; and immunotherapy of cancer. 

Eligibility:

• A United States citizen, or a non-citizen national, or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and possess an Alien Registration Receipt Card (1-151 or 1-551) or some other verification of legal admission as a permanent resident.
• PhD, MD and MD/PhD scientists interested in basic and applied research of the immune system
• Commitment to pursue basic research training
• Underrepresented minority US citizens or permanent residents are welcomed and will be given special consideration

How To Apply:
Positions are available immediately. Interested persons should submit a cover letter stating career goals, plus their curriculum vitae, and the names of at least 3 professional references. Applications should indicate the faculty mentors whose research is in line with the goals of the trainee. Early application is encouraged as we have a rolling review and admissions policy.
 

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Research Training Faculty (http://www.lji.org/faculty-research/faculty-directory/)

• Ferhat Ay, PhD Gene regulation by epigenomics data analysis
• Chris Benedict, PhD Virus control by TNF-related cytokines
• Hilde Cheroutre, PhD T cell memory and mucosal immunity
• Michael Croft, PhD TNF family cytokines and inflammatory disease
• Shane Crotty, PhD Humoral immunity, viruses, and vaccine design
• Catherine “Lynn” Hedrick PhD Myeloid cells in atherosclerosis and diabetes
• Patrick Hogan, PhD Protein-protein interactions, calcium signaling
• Toshiaki Kawakami, MD, PhD Mast cell biology and signal transduction
• Mitchell Kronenberg, PhD Invariant natural killer T cells and mucosal immunity
• Klaus Ley, MD Atherosclerosis and neutrophil biology
• Sam Myers, PhD Proteomics and signal transduction
• Bjoern Peters, PhD T cell antigen processing, presentation, and recognition
• Anjana Rao, PhD Gene expression in T lymphocytes and cancer
• Erica Ollmann Saphire, PhD Structural biology of viruses and antibodies 
• Stephen Schoenberger, PhD T cell memory and cancer
• Alessandro Sette, Dr. Biol. Sc. T cell epitopes in infectious diseases and allergies
• Sonia Sharma, PhD DNA sensing and innate immunity
• Sujan Shresta, PhD Immunology of dengue virus
• Pandurangan Vijayanand, MD, PhD Epigenomics in asthma and cancer
• Matthias von Herrath, MD Immunology of Type 1 Diabetes
 
 

With over 20 different countries represented, diversity is respected and celebrated at LJI. We are committed to ensuring a safe and compassionate environment that is equal, just, and fair. Science and discovery benefit from a diversity of talents, a diversity of approaches, and a diversity of perspectives. The La Jolla Institute’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative is designed to help us identify areas at the Institute that need improvement so we can together create an environment that is inclusive, provides equal opportunities, and opens doors that propel our research for human health.