Postdoctoral Fellow in Host-Pathogen Interactions and Microbiome Research University of Alberta in United States

Wael Elhenawy, Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair in Microbiome (Tier II), is advertising a postdoctoral opening in his lab for a candidate to start in Fall 2026.

The project is a 5-year CIHR-funded research program focused on host-pathogen interactions and related microbiome research. The post is framed as a PDF/postdoctoral fellow opportunity, and the lab also indicates interest in graduate students with a background or strong interest in host-pathogen interactions.

Research themes likely include microbiology, infection biology, microbiome science, and biomedical research. The opportunity is based at the University of Alberta in Canada. The post does not provide detailed eligibility criteria, stipend, tuition, or other funding specifics in the text shown, but it does indicate that the project is funded by CIHR.

Application details are said to be in the attachment. Interested candidates should review the attached material carefully and follow the instructions there. The post itself does not list a separate application deadline, but it specifies a Fall 2026 start, which is normalized here as 2026-08-01.