Job Description
We seek a talented individual with strong drive and excellent communication skills to join our team in beautiful Philadelphia! We are looking to unravel the mechanisms underlying autoimmunity in type I diabetes (T1D) and develop new cellular biomarkers for early disease detection. As a postdoctoral researcher, you will have the unique opportunity to work with primary human tissues and collaborate with leading experts in the field.
About the Role:
• Identify cellular biomarkers of islet autoimmunity using integrated single-cell RNA, ATAC, and TCR sequencing of blood and tissues from organ transplant donors.
• Investigate the functional roles of candidate biomarkers in disease pathogenesis.
• Define key regulators of intestinal T cell pathology in T1D and map spatial interactions among immune cell populations.
• Participate in manuscript writing and conference presentations.
Qualifications
• Recent Ph.D. in Immunology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Computational Biology or related fields.
• Skilled in gene expression analysis and T cell receptor repertoire profiling.
• Advanced skills in data analysis using bioinformatics tools and programming languages (e.g., R, Python) for.
• Expertise in immunological assays and flow cytometry.
• Successful applicants should be self-motivated, well-organized, and able to work independently and collaboratively. Excellent written and oral communication skills are expected.
Requirement Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Contact Laura Su
Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
311 BRB II/III
421 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160
Email: laurasu@upenn.edu
Email: laurasu@upenn.edu
