Postdoc Fellow- Gack Lab

POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Cleveland Clinic Florida

Dr. Michaela Gack’s laboratory at the Florida Research and Innovation Center of Cleveland Clinic, Port Saint Lucie, Florida, is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with a background in virology, immunology or closely related fields to be part of a team working to understand the interplay of viral pathogens with the human immune response.

Our group is interested in dynamic virus-host interactions, focusing on understanding the innate immune mechanisms of viral disease pathogenesis. Using cutting-edge gene-targeting and proteomics screens combined with molecular, biochemical and cell biological approaches, we are identifying and characterizing the regulatory mechanisms that govern the detection of viruses through innate immune sensors, and the subsequent induction of signaling cascades leading to antiviral gene expression. Moreover, our group is interested in identifying novel host restriction or dependency factors of virus infection. Another major area of our research focuses on the mechanisms by which viruses antagonize the human antiviral immune response, and on the understanding of their roles in the viral life cycle. The Gack lab is also conducting translational research to discover novel broadly acting antiviral molecular targets.

The Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center (CC-FRIC) is dedicated to the discovery and advancement of innovative basic and translational research focused on infectious diseases, immunobiology and oncology. The Center is an exceptional state-of-the-art facility and has Shared Resource Cores including Flow Cytometry, Imaging, Bioinformatics, and BSL-3/ABSL-3 facilities https://www.lerner.ccf.org/florida/. The CC-FRIC is part of the recently established Global Center for Pathogen Research & Human Health of Cleveland Clinic https://www.lerner.ccf.org/pathogen-research/

Education Requirement

PhD

Application Instructions

Please email your curriculum vitae, a brief description of research experience, and the names of three references to: Michaela Gack, Ph.D. Email: [email protected]