Immunogenetics Fellowship

We are excited to announce the opening of the recruitment of the UCLA Immunogenetics Fellowship Training Program offered by the UCLA Immunogenetics Division, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

The UCLA Immunogenetics Center Director Trainee Program is an American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) accredited HLA laboratory director training program. The fellowship provides two-year training in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics with the primary goal of providing trainees with the necessary knowledge, experience and skills to fulfill the responsibilities of a histocompatibility director. The goals of the fellowship program are to provide:

1. Advanced training: Providing advanced training in Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics using cutting-edge diagnostic techniques;
2. Clinical consultation: Offering training in clinical consultation and understanding of the clinical aspects of the patient populations served by the laboratory;
3. Laboratory management: Providing training in principles of laboratory management;
4. Certification Preparation: Equipping trainees with the knowledge and experience to sit for the American College of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (ACHI).

For more information about the program, kindly visit https://www.uclahealth.org/dep...

Prerequisites:

The director trainee must have earned MD or a PhD in Immunology, genetics on in related biological science from an accredited institution.

In addition to the education requirements, the applicant must have at least 2 years full-time post-doctoral laboratory training or experience in Immunology, Histocompatibility, or Immunogenetics, or a residency in clinical and/or anatomic pathology or other related medical specialty or have at least 2 years full-time post-doctoral training in directing or supervising high complexity testing in human Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics in an ASHI-accredited or approved laboratory. Reference letters documenting the level of clinical involvement are required.

How To Apply:

You must have a completed application on file that is composed of the items listed below:

1. Letter of intent summarizing your education, training and experience that are relevant to this training program
2. The candidate’s CV
3. Names and contact information for at least three references
4. For foreign graduates : a Credentials Review by an ASHI approved agency

Document requirements

• Fellowship Application - https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/pathology
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Letter of Intent
• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our EDI Statement FAQ document.
• Foreign graduates: a Credentials Review by an ASHI approved agency (Optional)
• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 3-5 letters of reference required

Letters of recommendation
3 required; 2 optional

Contact Information:

Program Director
Jennifer Zhang, PhD
UCLA Path & Lab Med
Box 951652, 15-20 Rehab
1000 Veteran Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310-794-4645| Email

Fellowship Coordinator
Victoria Amador
Phone: (310) 825-3766 | Email