Post-Doctoral Fellow, Pisu Lab >>>

A postdoctoral research opportunity is immediately available in the Pisu lab at the Tulane NationalBiomedical Research Center to investigate macrophage heterogeneity and host–pathogen interactionsduring Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellowinterested in pursuing an academic career in immunology, host–pathogen biology, and translationalinfectious-disease research.The laboratory uses murine and non-human primate (NHP) models to define how alveolar andmonocyte-derived macrophage subsets influence bacterial control and immune regulation in the lung.Ongoing projects include NIH- and startup-funded studies examining macrophage functional diversity,mechanisms of epigenetic and transcriptional reprogramming, and how vaccination or innate immunetraining modulate susceptibility to infection.The fellow will perform molecular, cellular, and microbiological work, including cloning,CRISPR/Cas9 editing, RNA-seq and multiomic library preparation, flow cytometry, and microscopy,macrophage infection assays, and murine infection studies, and will analyze the resulting datasetsusing R or Python pipelines. The position offers opportunities for publication, collaboration withmultidisciplinary teams, and the development of independent research directions supported by extensivecore services and BSL-3facilities at TNBRC.