Postdoctoral Researcher in Genomics and Bioinformatics - (State College, PA)

Campus/Location:University Park CampusDate Announced:01/23/2018Date Closing:open until filledJob Number:76586Work Unit: College of Agricultural SciencesDepartment: Description The Penn State Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (ADL) at University Park and Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory (PVL) at Harrisburg are collaborating on a joint project that is focused on using next-generation sequencing, and computational/bioinformatics approaches for developing and validating innovative diagnostic tests for bacterial and viral pathogens of veterinary and public health importance. Briefly, the project involves application of whole genome sequencing to study genomes, metagenomes to identify and study pathogens in clinical samples with an emphasis on virulence determinants, bacterial serotype determination, identify and catalog antimicrobial resistance genes, and decipher the molecular epidemiology of bacterial and viral pathogens as it relates to disease outbreaks.