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RAP opportunity at U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command AMRMC

Protective Immune Response Against Yersinia pestis

Location

U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, US Army Medical Research Insti Infec Diseases

opportunity	location

97.20.00.C0189	Fort Detrick, MD 217025011

Advisers

name	email	phone

Christopher Kevin Cote	christopher.k.cote.civ@health.mil	301.619.4936

Description

We are currently pursuing novel vaccine strategies against Yersinia pestis (etiologic agent of plague). These will include subunit vaccines, live vaccine strategies, and passive protection studies. The ultimate goal is to identify epitopes that are protective against both bubonic and pneumonic plague. Additionally, we hope to better understand the aspects of a lasting protective immune response.

key words

Yersinia pestis; Plague; Vaccine; Animal models

Eligibility

Citizenship: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens

Level: Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend	Travel Allotment	Supplementation

$73,000.00	$3,000.00	$3,000 Supplement per year of participation in DTRA CBD-supported NRC tenure at USAMRIID
Experience Supplement: Postdoctoral and Senior Associates will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.