Postdoctoral Researcher, Immunology, Fixed-term; MediCity

Position Overview

The Faculty of Medicine is offering a fixed‑term postdoctoral position in the immunology research group led by Professor Marko Salmi, focusing on Leukocyte Traffic and the Immune Response. The position is funded by a project from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. The research group investigates the initiation of immune responses in inflammation, cancer, and vaccinations and operates at the MediCity research laboratories of the University of Turku as part of the Academy of Finland InFLAMES flagship.

Research Focus

• Antigen access from peripheral tissues to lymph nodes via lymphatic vessels
• Role of stromal cells in lymph nodes in immune responses
• Differentiation and function of myeloid cells
• Immunological biomarkers of inflammation and cancer
• Microscopy‑based imaging, flow cytometry, single‑cell RNA sequencing, and functional immunological analyses in experimental models

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