Post Doctoral Fellow

Job description

Discover Your Career at Emory University Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community. Description: The laboratory delves into the intricate mechanisms governing basal and pathological bone turnover at the Immuno-skeletal Interface. This field, known as “osteoimmunology,” explores the paradoxical role of immune cells and cytokines in driving skeletal metabolism. Our research encompasses the targeting of anergic T cells to stimulate bone formation and the utilization of costimulation inhibitors targeting CD8 T cells to enhance skeletal regeneration. Additionally, we investigate the mechanisms and functions of the microbiota underlying skeletal damage associated with HIV immunodeficiency. This includes HIV-antiretroviral therapy-induced immune reconstitution bone loss (IRBL), a severe side effect of antiretroviral drugs that severely damages the skeleton. The laboratory is currently supported by grants from both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Veterans Affai...