Postdoctoral Fellow - Xian Lab - Immunology

Under the direction of a Principal Investigator, further develops and expands understanding of scientific theory in his/her area of interest. Incumbent also learns and applies scientific laboratory techniques and gains experience in other areas of research that will lead to increased probability of success as an independent scientist. This is a training position with an expected duration of 1 – 3 years. At the crossroads of metabolism, immunity, and aging The Xian lab’s long-term goal is to enhance immune therapies by uncovering how mitochondrial stress activates the immune system. We focus on how mitochondria-released danger signals—known as danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs)—shape immunity. In particular, we study circulating oxidized mitochondrial DNA (Ox-mtDNA),...