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Postdoctoral Scholar

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Position description

School of Medicine
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Postdoctoral positions are periodically available in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of California, Irvine.

Requirements – Applications are being sought from PhD graduates. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Faculty and their research interests:
Alan G. Barbour, PhD - Molecular pathogenesis and evolutionary biology of vector-borne infections.

Emiliana Borrelli, PhD - The study of the dopaminergic system is approached through the generation and analysis of genetically engineered mice (knock-out mice) in which expression of dopamine receptors has been altered or abolished. The analysis of these mice at the molecular, biochemical and behavioral levels allows us to study the implication of dopamine receptors’ signaling in the control of dopamine-regulated physiological functions which range from motor control to addiction to drugs of abuse. These studies are relevant to the understanding of human neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Alan L. Goldin, MD, PhD - Molecular and cell biology of sodium channels and diseases caused by sodium channel mutations.

Klemens J. Hertel, PhD - Alternative splicing in biology and disease; quantitative and computational approaches to gain insights into the most critical steps of generating mRNA diversity, splice-site selection and pairing.

Anthony A. James, PhD - Developing genetic techniques to control the transmission of vector-borne diseases, specifically malaria and dengue fever; investigating genome-wide patterns of gene expression in vector mosquitoes.

Michael McClelland, PhD - Genetics and Genomics of Salmonella, with a particular emphasis on high-throughput methods, bioinformatics and statistics The use of Salmonella as a delivery agent for cancer therapeutics. Prostate cancer diagnosis and prognosis.

Manuela Raffatellu, MD - Mechanisms of Salmonella interaction with the intestinal mucosa; mucosal barrier function during Salmonella infection.

Rozanne M. Sandri-Goldin, PhD - Analyses of the mechanisms by which a herpes virus regulatory protein mediates inhibition of host cell splicing and facilitates the export of viral RNAs.

Bert L. Semler, PhD - RNA virus gene expression; mechanisms of replication of picornavirus genomic RNAs; mechanisms of translation initiation for viral and cellular mRNAs.

Yongsheng Shi, PhD - Mechanisms and regulation of mRNA processing, including splicing and polyadenylation, on a systems level; molecular basis of human diseases that are caused by aberrant mRNA processing.

Eric J. Stanbridge, PhD - Molecular genetic analysis of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in human cancer.

Ming Tan, MD - Molecular pathogenesis of Chlamydia (cause of sexually transmitted disease and linked with heart disease); transcriptional regulation of gene expression; studying global gene expression using DNA micro arrays.

Marian L. Waterman, PhD - Role of LEF/TCF proteins in Wnt signaling and cancer: expression, transcription activation and nuclear localization.

Application Procedure – Please submit your curriculum vitae with names and email addresses of three references to:
https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF02423

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

  • Statement of Research (Optional)

  • Statement of Teaching (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 required (contact information only)