University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Postdoctoral Fellow – Bone Marrow Adipocyte Biology and Maternal Skeletal Health Location: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Open Date: Oct 23, 2026 Deadline: A postdoctoral fellow position is available in the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, under the mentorship of X. Sherry Liu, PhD, to investigate the role of bone marrow adipocytes (BMAds) in skeletal adaptation during lactation. Lactation induces profound and rapidly reversible changes in both the skeleton and bone marrow adipose tissue to meet the high metabolic and calcium demands of milk production. Our research seeks to understand the functional role of BMAds during this process. The project integrates transgenic mouse models, in vivo skeletal imaging, bone histomorphometry, cell and molecular biology, and metabolic approaches to investigate interactions among BMAds and bone cells. The successful candidate will...