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The Center for Oral Health Research seeks a Postdoctoral fellow for working in the role of bacteria-host interactions and aging on gingival immune responses associated with oral dysbiosis and periodontitis using in vitro (cell cultures) and in vivo (mouse) models.

This position requires a PhD with excellent teaching, organizational, and communication skills with at least 1-2 years of postdoctoral research experience in cellular and molecular biology, particularly with an emphasis in eukaryotic cell biology involving tissue culture experience, use of mouse models as well as experience in flow cytometry analysis, qRT-PCR, ELISA, siRNA cell transfection, Western blot, immunofluorescence, and immunohistochemistry techniques. Experience in working with mouse models of periodontal disease and aging, single cell RNA sequencing, and growing/maintaining bacterial cultures would be desirable.

1 – 2 yrs of related experience

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