Position Summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Microbiology laboratories of Dr. J. Victor Garcia and Dr. Angela Wahl, seek a Researcher III to join their team. Our team develops and applies precision animal models to address high-impact questions in immunology and host pathogen interactions, with direct relevance to human health. You will work in a highly collaborative environment with investigators spanning academia, government, and industry, contributing to studies that examine: HIV persistence and cure, HIV transmission and prevention, Microbiome in health and disease, and In vivo analysis of clinically relevant human pathogens and host responses (including TB, RSV, CMV, COVID-19, etc.) This position will provide essential research support to our translational in vivo research program by performing molecular biology techniques including nucleic acid extraction from blood and tissu...