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The group of Prof. Dr. Sven Burgdorf at the lab of Cellular Immunology of the LIMES Institute is looking to fill the following position as soon as possible, full time and on a fixed-term contract for 3.5 years:

• To investigate the role of the soluble MR in macrophage activation and the onset of inflammation and obesity
• To analyze a direct influence of the MR on lipid metabolism in adipose tissue
• To monitor the effect of soluble MR in the brain and its influence on stress responsiveness
• To test therapeutic approaches to dampen MR-induced inflammatio