Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Food Science - UTIA
University of Tennessee · Knoxville
The Department of Food Science is seeking (2) post-doctoral research associates to work in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Denes at the University of Tennessee. The projects involve sequencing and genomic analysis of enteric pathogens to explore the genomic diversity and gene content of the strains causing illness in Tennessee. The postdoctoral research associates will attend routine cluster surveillance meetings with TN Department of Health and may assist with outbreak investigations. Postdoctoral researchers will also have the opportunity to collaborate on projects associated with the TN Food Safety Center of Excellence.
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Postdoctoral Research in Microbial Genomics at the University of Tennessee.
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