Postdoctoral Fellowships in RNA and Stem Cell Biology, and Drug Development

Job ID: 435450
Job date: 2017-01-04
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Company : UCSD 

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Role : Postdoc 


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Job Description:
Available immediately for highly motivated recent Ph.Ds in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, virology, bioengineering, bioinformatics, and chemical biology to participate in the following projects: (a) investigate RNA methylation and modification mechanisms in regulating immunity and host-pathogen interactions by preforming HT genomics (b) develop and employ stem cell based disease models and 3D tissue printing, (c) develop in vitro tissue injury models to study damage by various pathogens, (d) understand brain injury by Zika virus in animal models, (e) synthesis and screening of new antiviral compounds, (f) formulation of drug candidates for sustained in vivo delivery. Strong publication record and training to perform independent research are required for further consideration.

Successful Candidates will be part of a stimulating and collaborative scientific environment with cutting-edge instrumentation and facilities. Applicants should send CV and names and addresses of three references to: Prof. Tariq Rana, Department of Pediatrics and Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA (trana@ucsd.edu).


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We highly value and encourage applications from minority groups. For examples of our multidisciplinary work: see Cell Stem Cell, 2016 Aug 4;19(2):258-65; Cell Host Microbe. 2016 Nov 9;20(5):666-673. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.10.002; Nature Microbiology, Article number: 16011 (2016) doi:10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.11; J Med Chem, 2016 Aug 25;59(16):7677-82; Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2014, 622-38, Molecular Cell. 2014, 1005-19; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014,1002-7; Cell Stem Cell. 2014, 523-34; Cell Reports. 2014, 327-37; Genome Biol. 2013, R149, Nature Commun. 2012, 1085, EMBO J. 2011, 823-34, Molecular Cell, 2009, 696, Nature Biotechnology, 2008, 1187-92, J Med Chem. 2012, 6328, ACS Med Chem Lett. 2012, and http://biomedsci-db.ucsd.edu/faculty_detail?f=249.

Location San Diego, California

Salary NIH Scale

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