The Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa is recruiting talented postdoctoral researchers to join a vibrant, diverse, inclusive, and interactive research environment to drive discoveries in bacteriology, immunology, parasitology, and virology. 
The Department faculty apply interdisciplinary and cutting-edge approaches to investigate fundamental questions in microbial infection, pathogen-host interactions, and immune responses in order to improve human health.
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Interested individuals are encouraged to learn more about research projects by contacting the following faculty members whose labs have postdoctoral positions available. 
  • Dr. Craig Ellermeier: C. difficile cell envelope biogenesis, cell envelope stress response, antibiotic resistance, and resistance to innate immune factors
  • Dr. Jeremiah Johnson: Campylobacter jejuni causes disease and evades the immune system; our lab develops strategies that improve treatment, prevention, and food safety.
  • Dr. Balaji Manicassamy: Integrating virology, immunology, and genomics to uncover virus–host interactions that drive influenza and emerging respiratory virus diseases
  • Dr. Wendy Maury: Ebola virus tropism and host innate immunity targeting the virus
  • Dr. Jessica Tucker: The role of tRNA dysregulation during the innate immune response to viral infection.

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