Department of Microbiology and Immunology

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Job Openings in Emory Microbiology and Immunology

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Position in Immunology and Immunity in Disease:

The Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, invites applications at all levels for a tenure-eligible faculty position within the broad fields of immunology and immunity in disease. Applicants in all areas of immunology are encouraged to apply, especially those focused on durable immunity in tissues, neuro-immune crosstalk, immunity to infectious agents, autoimmune disease, and cancer immunology.

We offer a highly interactive, collegial research environment. The Department is scientifically diverse, with strengths in adaptive immunity, bacterial pathogenesis, molecular virology and vaccinology. Graduate education is robust at Emory and our faculty have access to multiple diverse graduate programs. Our research facilities are state-of-the-art and include biocontainment labs and many excellent core facilities such as the Emory Integrated Proteomics Core, Emory Comprehensive Glycomics Core, Emory Gnotobiotic Animal Core, and the Emory Integrated Genomics Core. Our intellectual environment is enriched by proximity to, and collaborations with, The Emory Vaccine Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, The Winship Cancer Institute, Emory Transplant Center, the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, the Biomedical Engineering Department at GA Tech, and the Centers for Disease Control.

We seek to recruit and retain a diverse faculty to maintain the excellence of our research enterprise and to offer trainees richly varied perspectives. Applications from women and ethnic minorities are therefore strongly encouraged. The University and the Department strive to support all faculty by fostering an equitable scholarly environment, offering a wide range of career development opportunities, and promoting work-life integration. We encourage potential candidates to visit the website of the Emory Worklife Resource Center.

Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and a record of productive postdoctoral or independent research. Ideal candidates will be collaborative scientists that bring new perspectives to the Department. The successful candidate will be expected to establish and maintain an extramurally funded research program, and to participate in our graduate and medical student training programs through mentorship and teaching. The primary criteria for selection will be excellence and creativity in research and scholarship.

Candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, a description of research interests (2 pages), and have three letters of reference sent to: Immunology Faculty Search Committee, c/o Ms. Jenny O’Neil. Applications should be received by December 3, 2023 to ensure consideration. Later applications may also be considered if the position has not been filled. You MUST apply via email, AND through the Emory employment portal to be considered.

Open rank Faculty Position in Microbial Pathogenesis, Pathogen-Host Interactions or Antibiotic Resistance:

The Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, invites applications for an open rank, tenure eligible position within the broad fields of Microbial Pathogenesis, Pathogen-Host Interactions or Antibiotic resistance.

We offer a highly interactive, collegial research environment. The Department is scientifically diverse, with strengths in adaptive immunity, bacterial pathogenesis, molecular virology and vaccinology. Graduate education is robust at Emory and our faculty have access to multiple diverse graduate programs. Our research facilities are state-of-the-art and include biocontainment labs and several excellent core facilities such as the Emory Integrated Proteomics Core, Emory Comprehensive Glycomics Core, Emory Gnotobiotic Animal Core, and the Emory Integrated Genomics Core. Our intellectual environment is enriched by proximity to, and collaborations with, The Emory Vaccine Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, The Winship Cancer Institute, Emory Transplant Center, the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, the Biomedical Engineering Department at GA Tech, and the Centers for Disease Control. Visit our website for more information on our faculty, Department, and links to our graduate programs

We seek to recruit and retain a diverse faculty to maintain the excellence of our research enterprise and to offer trainees richly varied perspectives. Applications from women and ethnic minorities are therefore strongly encouraged. The University and the Department strive to support all faculty by fostering an equitable scholarly environment, offering a wide range of career development opportunities, and promoting work-life integration. We encourage potential candidates to visit the website of the Emory Worklife Resource Center.

Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and a record of productive postdoctoral training. Ideal candidates will be collaborative scientists that bring new perspectives to the Department. The successful candidate will be expected to establish and maintain an extramurally funded research program, and to participate in our graduate and medical student training programs through mentorship and teaching. The primary criteria for selection will be excellence and creativity in research and scholarship.

Candidates should submit their curriculum vitae, a description of research interests (2 pages), and have three letters of reference sent to: Faculty Search Committee, c/o Ms. Jenny O’Neil. Applications should be received by December 3, 2023 to ensure consideration. Later applications may also be considered if the position has not been filled. You MUST apply via email, AND through the Emory employment portal to be considered.

First Annual M&I Postdoctoral Symposium

The Department of Microbiology & Immunology will host a symposium highlighting the research of the department’s Postdoctoral Fellows on Friday, October 27, 2023, Whitehead Auditorium, 2:00 - 5:30 pm.

The department Postdoc Club has invited a Keynote Speaker, Dr. Julie Pfeiffer, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She will give a talk “How bacteria and circadian rhythms influence enteric virus infecKon”. Please see the attached flyer and mark your calendars to attend.

Following Dr. Pfeiffer’s talk, our postdocs will present a series of research talks. Attached is a Call for Abstracts – we encourage all of our postdocs from our labs across all of our various locations to participate – the deadline for abstracts is September 15th (Abstract guidelines and submission here).  In addition to the talks we will have several opportunities for our postdocs to meet with Dr. Pfeiffer in small group settings throughout her visit.

Ketaki Ganti Wiser, Ph.D is the President of the department Postdoc Club. She and a group of others are working to put this event together. If you have questions please contact Ketaki.

We are excited about our inaugural Postdoc Symposium and we encourage everyone to participate and to attend the symposium. See you there!

SOM Researcher Appreciation Day 2023

Congratulations to Drs. Cheryl Day, Seema Lakdawala, and Anice Lowen on being selected for SOM Researcher Appreciation Day for 2023.

Cheryl Day, Seema Lakdawala, Anice Lowen

New Grant Award

Congratulations to Dr. Luisa Cervantes-Barragan (Microbiology and Immunology) and Dr. Byron Au-Yeung (Department of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute) for their Emory University Research Committee (URC) grant award, "Identification of a subpopulation of naive T cells with increased colitogenic potential in human and mice."

Headshot images of Luisa Cervantes-Barragan and Byron Au-Yeung

New Faculty Promotion

Dr. Veronika Zarnitsyna has been promoted to Associate Professor effective September 2023. Congratulations, Dr. Zarnitsyna!

Veronika Zarnitsyna, PhD

New Faculty Promotion

Dr. Rama Amara has been promoted to Associate Director of Research Strategy, Emory National Primate Research Center. Congratulations, Dr. Amara!

Rama Amara, PhD

New Faculty Appointment and Promotion

Dr. Anice Lowen was named Principal Investigator of Centers of Excellence for Infuenza Research and Response (CEIRR) of Emory University. Dr. Lowen will also be promoted to Professor beginning September 2023. Congratulations, Dr. Lowen!

Anice Lowen, PhD

New AAI Travel Award

Congratulations to Dr. Chaoran Li for his 2023 AAI Early Career Travel Award!

Chaoran Li, PhD

Department Administration

Department Chair:
Jeremy M. Boss, PhD
404-727-5973
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Department Administrator:
Matthew Kroll
404-727-5950
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Sr. Program Coordinator:
Jenny O'Neil
404-727-5485
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Office Manager:
Rebecca Masel
404-727-5950
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Administrative Assistant:
Stacie Copeland
404-727-5958
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Communications Manager/Web Developer:
Harriet Moore
404-727-2735
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Mng Sr Dir, Development:
Jonathan Russell
404.727.6416
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