Postdoctoral Fellow

Description

The ADA Forsyth Institute was founded in 1910 as the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children (later, the Forsyth Institute), to provide dental care to the disadvantaged children of Boston. While continuing to serve children in need, yet recognizing the ultimate goal is to prevent dental disease, the Institute in 1915 began to focus on scientific research and is today the world’s leader in oral health research. In October of 2023, the Institute joined with the American Dental Association to form the ADA Forsyth Institute, a 501(c)(3) entity dedicated to improving people’s oral and overall health and powering the profession of dentistry through cutting-edge basic research, creative translational science, innovative clinical technologies, and global public health outreach. Consistent with the Institute’s founding mission, the ADA ForsythKids mobile dental program continues to serve children in need.

About The Role

Dr. Xuesong He has an opening for one postdoctoral fellow position in his laboratory for a highly motivated candidate who is interested in human oral microbiome and microbial-host interaction. The successful candidate will be working on a newly NIH funded R01 five-year project focusing on sRNA mediated microbial-host interaction. The lab currently has multiple active NIH-funded research projects to use multidisciplinary approaches to study oral microbiome with a specific focus on microbial pathogenesis, inter-species interaction and signal transduction. Detailed information about our on-going projects and recent publications can be found at https://www.forsyth.org/person/scientist/xuesong-he

Requirements

The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in microbiology and/or immunology with strong experience in microbiology and microbial-host interaction, evident by peer-reviewed publication in reputable journals. Prior research experience in Fusobacterial pathogenesis, microbial-host interaction, small RNA research, bioinformatics and/or animal study will be a plus.

Interested candidates must apply via the link below and contact Dr. He at [email protected] with the following information:

• Cover letter indicating current and future research interests;
• Expected starting date;
• Curriculum vitae;
• Brief summary of previous research experience (2-3 pages);
• Names and contact information for 2 or 3 references.
  
  

ADA Forsyth Institute is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.