Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Title Postdoctoral Fellow

School/College School of Medicine

Dr. Smith will be working on a spatial biology project to define the structures and functions of tertiary lymphoid tissues in the context of autoimmunity, cancer and infection using both mouse and human tissues. He will be using a variety of new technologies, including COMET multiplex immunofluorescence, XENIUM spatial transcriptomics and light sheet microscopy. He will work with individuals in the spatial bioinformatics working group to develop and implement bioinformatic pipelines to quantify spatial relationships between cells and identify novel interactions that govern local immune function in tissues.

PhD in biological sciences and some immunology background

Posting Number PF1086P

Open Date 10/05/2026

Open Until Filled Yes

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• * Did you complete postdoctoral training at UAB in Birmingham? Please provide duration of tenure (e.g., month/year-month/year)

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Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae
• Transcripts (Unofficial Only)

Optional Documents

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