<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Colleagues:<br><br>Please see our<a href="https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/224759/res-museum-collection-manager-biorepository"> recent job posting for a biorepository collection manager</a> </span><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">at the University of Michigan!  The position will be an integral part of expanding the current biorepository housed in the U-M Museum of Zoology and Herbarium to support pathogen research.  This effort is part of a multi-million dollar initiative called the Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats (<a href="https://news.umich.edu/new-13-8m-center-at-u-m-will-study-infectious-disease-pandemic-preparedness/">see here</a></span><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">).  The MCIDT is focused on developing synergy among U-M units to study infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness.  </span><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">If you have questions, please feel free to reach out (</span><a aria-haspopup="menu" aria-expanded="false" href="mailto:kspeer@umich.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">kspeer@umich.edu<span aria-label="(opens in new tab)" style="box-sizing:inherit"></span></a><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">).</span></font><div><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font color="#1d1c1d" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Thank you,</span></font></div><div><font color="#1d1c1d" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Kelly</span></font></div><div><font color="#1d1c1d" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#1d1c1d" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Kelly Speer, Ph.D.</span></font></div><div><font color="#1d1c1d" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Assistant Professor &</span></font></div><div><font color="#1d1c1d" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">Director of the Michigan Pathogen Biorepository (Jan 2023)</span></font></div><div><font color="#1d1c1d" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures">University of Michigan</span></font></div></div>