Department: MED-Urology Job Summary: A postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Urology at Northwestern University to study immune mechanisms in prostate disease. The individual working in this position is expected to be a trained immunologist with expertise in human and mouse cellular immunology and interest in translational research. The Thumbikat Lab is interested in understanding the immune basis of prostate diseases such as chronic pelvic pain syndrome, fibrosis in BPH/LUTS and inflammation in prostate cancer. Areas of current focus include modulation of immune responses, neuroinflammation in chronic pain and microbial potentiation of prostate cancer immunotherapy (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/praveen.thumbikat.1/bibliography/public/). The laboratory utilizes clinical samples, bacterial strains and mouse models of disease to understand disease processes and to develop mechanistic drug therapy. Applicants must have a PhD degree with a record of innovative scientific accomplishment in graduate and/or post-graduate studies, as evidenced by the applicant’s PhD thesis and/or by first authorships in peer-reviewed journals. Interested applicants should send a current CV with names of three references to Dr. Thumbikat at thumbikat@northwestern.edu. Specific Responsibilities:
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