What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Fellow position at The Forsyth Institute?
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.
ADA Forsyth Institute is a leader in oral microbiology research and translational application. We have a long history of developing technologies that have transformed oral hygiene, enamel preservation, and inflammation control. We are located in Kendall Square, Cambridge, an epicenter of biomedical research with one of the highest densities of colleges and biotechnology companies in the world. In collaboration with our neighboring companies, we are developing leading-edge products that can address unmet diagnostic and prevention needs for oral infectious diseases.
Job Description/Responsibilities:
Dr. Xuesong He has an opening for one postdoctoral fellow positon in his laboratory for a highly motivated candidate who is interested in human oral microbiome. The successful candidate will be working on a recently renewed NIH funded R01 five-year project focusing on understanding the unique lifestyle and biology of a group of ultrasmall episymbiotic bacteria which is part of normal human microbiome and whose relative abundance is positively correslated with mucosal infection. The HE lab currently has multiple active NIH-funded research projects to use multidisciplinary approaches to study oral microbiome with a specific focus on micorboial interspecies interaction, and microbial pathogenesis. Detailed information about HE lab’s on-going projects and recent publications can be found at https://forsyth.org/team_member/xuesong-he-phd-dds/
Requirements:
The successful candidate should have a Ph.D in microbiology with strong experience in microbiology, particularly bacterial genetics, evident by peer-reviewed publication in reputable journals. Prior research experience in oral microbiology, microbial ecology, bacteriophage, microbial-host interaction will be a plus.
Interested candidates must apply via the link below and provide 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.
Please contact Dr. He at xhe@forsyth.org with any questions.
