Our laboratory is investigating how circadian, i.e. approximately daily rhythms affect leukocyte trafficking and the immune response (1,2). We are particularly interested in how this is regulated by the nervous system with a focus on nerve-vessel interactions (3). We use in vivo imaging techniques as well as flow cytometric and biochemical assays to elucidate the mechanistic details of these oscillations.

The laboratory is funded by a start-up Emmy-Noether-Grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (http://www.sfb914.med.uni-muenchen.de/news/news/20130219_scheiermann_enoether/index.html) and is associated with the strong collaborative Munich-based research center SFB914 ‘Trafficking of Immune Cells in Inflammation, Development and Disease’. Our goal is to provide novel mechanistic insight into the systemic regulation of leukocyte trafficking with the potential for time-based, i.e. chronotherapeutic, interventions in inflammatory diseases.

The candidate should be very enthusiastic and have proven experience (as shown for postdocs by first-author publications) in the leukocyte trafficking field such as in vivo imaging and/or flow cytometry.

Please send your CV and two letters of reference to Christoph Scheiermann, PhD, Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Marchioninistr. 27, 81377 München, Germany. (http://www.wbex.med.uni-muenchen.de/pages/principal_c_scheiermann.htm ).  Email: (cscheier1@icloud.com)

Christoph Scheiermann
cscheier1@icloud.com
Ludwig-Maximilians Universität
Munich