Post Doctoral Fellow (2 Headcount) - Ganta Lab

Bond Lifesciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia

Bond Lifesciences Center would like to hire up to two Post Doctoral Fellows that would work in Dr. Ganta's Laboratory. These positions are NIH funded and will involve investigating molecular genetic studies and functional characterization of Ehrlichia chaffeensis genes and proteins involved in regulating the bacterial gene expression and those critical for the pathogen's intracellular survival in vivo and in vitro. Position(s) will also be actively involved in the project to define axinic media culture development of E. chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

PhD or DVM PhD in any field of biological sciences with experience in molecular biology and molecular microbiology.

Please submit your current CV with your MU Application

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