Postdoctoral Fellow - Department of Surgery - (XXXXXX) Postdoctoral Position in Transplant Research with special emphasis on cell therapies and liver, kidney and pancreas preservation Division of Abdominal Transplantation Department of Surgery University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201 (USA) An internal grant-funded postdoctoral position is available in Dr. Meier’s research group in the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Medical School. The research project is particularly focused on developing enhanced-mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) therapeutic strategies for the treatment of liver inflammation during chronic injury and hepatogenous diabetes with special emphasis on cytokine secretion and cell encapsulation. The fellow will have the opportunity to also engage in various aspect of cell encapsulation, including MSC and islet encapsulation and transplantation, and on GWAS projects focusing on liver diseases and diabetes. This position provides o...