Postdoctoral Training in the Laboratory of Immunology

The Laboratory of Immunology (LI) regards training of postdoctoral fellows as a major responsibility and has an extensive record of success in this area. Currently, there are approximately 50 postdoctoral fellows receiving training within LI.

Research training in LI includes a primary focus on original immunological research together with participation in a very active program of internal meetings, tutorials, journal clubs, and formal seminars. Attendance and presentation of research results at major scientific meetings is encouraged and supported by LI to the greatest possible extent. The Division of Intramural Research in NIAID provides excellent resources in support of LI research programs, including a central genomics facility, high-throughput sequencing, bioinformatics, a transgenic and gene targeting facility, an advanced optical imaging core, electron microscopy, available stocks of a large number of key mutant and transgenic mice, proteomics, and peptide synthesis.

NIH also provides training courses in grant writing and submission, run by members of the same extramural staff involved in grant review.

Individuals interested in postdoctoral training in the LI are encouraged to contact Dr. William Paul or any LI principal investigator. A variety of mechanisms are available for support of postdoctoral fellows. A program exists for loan repayment for U.S. citizens who have educational loans above a certain threshold. Individuals may get information regarding this program from the Loan Repayment Program.

Some of the notable scientists to have received their research training in LI

• Jonathan Ashwell, Chief, Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute
• S.Z. Ben-Sasson, Professor of Immunology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center
• Constantin Bona, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Kim Bottomly, President, Wellesley College
• Reinhard Burger, Vice President, The Robert Koch Institute
• Philip Cohen, Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Joseph Davie, Former Vice-President, Biogen, Inc.
• Mark Davis*, HHMI Investigator and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine
• Anthony DeFranco, Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco
• Fred D. Finkelman, MacDonald Professor of Medicine, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
• Laurie H. Glimcher*, Irene LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology, Harvard School of Public Health
• Michael R. Harrison, Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
• Ellen Heber-Katz, Professor, Wistar Institute
• Stephen Hedrick, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Section of Molecular Biology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego
• Maureen Howard, Former Scientific Director, Anergen, Inc.
• Charles A. Janeway, Jr.*, HHMI Investigator and Professor of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine (deceased)
• Mark Jenkins, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
• Achsah Keegan, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Richard Krozcek, Professor, The Robert Koch Institute
• John Kung, Principal Investigator, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
• Robert Lechler, Vice Principal (Health), Kings College Academic Health Science Centre
• Graham LeGros, Director, Malaghan Institute for Medical Research
• Dan Longo, Scientific Director, National Institute on Aging
• Tom Malek, Professor and Vice Chair of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Miami School of Medicine
• Louis Matis, Scientific Director, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• James McCluskey, Chairman of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne
• James Miller, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine
• James Mond, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Biosynexus
• Donald Mosier, Professor, Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute
• Dan Mueller, Director, Division of Rheumatic and Autoimmune Diseases and Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
• Kenji Nakanishi, President, Hyogo Medical College
• Drew Pardoll, Seraph Professor in Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Christian Peschel, Director, Third Medical Department, Technical University of Munich
• Caetano Reis e Sousa, Group Leader, Immunobiology, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK
• Martin Rocken, Medical Director, Department of Dermatology University Hospital, University of Tübingen
• Franca Ronchese, Member, Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
• Takashi Saito, Group Director, Laboratory for Cell Signaling, Research Center for Allergy and Immunology, RIKEN
• Andrea Sant, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine
• Lawrence Samelson, Chief, Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute
• Jonathan Schneck, Professor, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• Ronald Schwartz, Chief, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Ethan Shevach, Section Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Robert Seder, Head, Cellular Immunology Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Clifford Snapper, Professor of Pathology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Benjamin Sredni, Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Health and Head of the Safdie Cancer, AIDS, and Immunology Research Institute, Bar-Ilan University
• John Stobo, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and Services, University of California
• Ronald Wilder, Director of Clinical Development, MedImmune
• John B. Winfield, Herman and Louise Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine Emeritus, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
• Akihiko Yano, Former Professor of Infectious Diseases and Host Defenses, Chiba University Graduate Medical School (deceased)
• Wayne Yokoyama*, HHMI Investigator and Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
• Tomohiro Yoshimoto, Professor, Department of Immunology, Hyogo Medical College
• Juan Zuniga-Pflucker, Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto

*Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences

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