The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through its Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is offering a postdoctoral research opportunity focused on vaccine development and bacteriophage-based therapeutics for aquatic animal health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The position will be based at the Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center in Stuttgart, Arkansas, <\/a>within the laboratory of Michael Deshotel, and will be open only for US citizens. This opportunity focuses on developing innovative solutions to combat bacterial diseases in warmwater fish, a major challenge for the U.S. aquaculture industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As traditional antibiotic treatments are increasingly limited due to antimicrobial resistance and regulatory concerns, to address this challenge, the research program focuses on antibiotic alternatives, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The selected postdoctoral researcher will participate in projects investigating innovative treatments and preventive strategies for bacterial diseases affecting warmwater fish species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Key research areas include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This research opportunity offers significant career development through hands-on research experience in a federal research laboratory and exposure to aquaculture disease management strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use Reference Code: USDA-ARS-SEA-2026-0116, Queries about the research program can be addressed to Michael Deshotel mailto:michael.deshotel@usda.gov or maito:ORISE.ARS.Southeast@orau.org, with reference code mentioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more phage-based post-doctoral opportunities, check here<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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