Note to everyone looking for postdoctoral positions! Most of the positions listed here reflect positions for which funds are already available. Most labs, especially (?) those in the USA, always have openings for postdocs, they simply do not always have funds already allocated to supporting such positions. If there is a lab you would like to work in but no positions in that lab are advertised here, write to the lab head and discuss ways in which funding can be arranged through postdoctoral grant applications or in some cases training grants. Postdocs are in demand- so look around! There are dozens of ways in which funding can be organized, so take the initiative and explore them along with your favorite lab.
Postdoc positions available using Xenopus
Postdoc positions available
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION Columbia University, New York. USA.
Posted June 12, 2000
NIH-sponsored Postdoctoral position available immediately for candidate
with expertise in molecular biology/biochemistry to study cell cycle
regulation by the c-AMP/PKA pathway using Xenopus as a model system. Please
send curriculum vitae, summary of research interests and the name of three
references to:
Dr. Jean Gautier, Dept. of Genetics and Development and Dept. of
Dermatology, Columbia University, VC15-1526, 630 W. 168th St., New York, NY
10032. E-mail: jg130@columbia.edu.
Post-doctoral Fellowship in Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, The University of York, United Kingdom
Posted April 05, 00
A Wellcome Trust funded post-doctoral position is available to study the transcriptional regulation of the Cdx family of homeobox genes and the role that they have in the anteroposterior patterning of the Xenopus embryo. The position, which is available immediately, will be in an expanding Xenopus research group with facilities for both Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis. The project will involve techniques for embryo manipulation, the analysis of gene expression and the identification of gene regulatory elements using transgenic Xenopus embryos. The candidate should have a PhD, a working knowledge of molecular techniques and a keen interest in developmental biology. Enquiries should be directed to Dr Harv Isaacs, Dept of Biology, PO Box 373,University of York, York, YO10 5YW, United Kingdom. E-mail: hvi1@york.ac.uk.
References
Isaacs, H. V., Andreazzoli, M. and Slack, J. M. W. (1999). Anteroposterior patterning by mutual repression of orthodenticle and caudal-type transcription factors. Evolution and Development 2, 143-152
Isaacs, H. V., Pownall, M. E. and Slack, J. M. W. (1998). Regulation of Hox gene expression and posterior development by the Xenopus caudal homologue Xcad3. EMBO Journal 17, 3413-3427.
Pownall, M. E., Tucker, A. S., Slack, J. M. W. and Isaacs, H. V. (1996). eFGF, Xcad3 and Hox genes form a molecular pathway that establishes the anteroposterior axis in Xenopus. Development 122, 3881-3892.
UCLA School of Medicine
Posted April 5, 2000
Post-doctoral position in developmental neurobiology available immediately
to study the interaction between neuronal activity and neuronal growth
factors during Xenopus visual system development. A multidisciplinary
approach will be used to examine the signaling mechanisms controlling axon
and dendritic arborization in vivo. A combination of neuropharmacology,
in vivo confocal microscopy imaging, calcium imaging, photoactivation
of caged compounds, and cell culture techniques will be used to examine
at a single cell level the mechanisms that lead to axon and dendritic arborization,
as well as synapse formation in live Xenopus laevis tadpoles. A
strong background in neurobiology/developmental biology preferred. Send
vitae, brief description of research interests and names of three references
to Dr. S. Cohen-Cory, Mental Retardation Research Center, UCLA School of
Medicine, 760 Westwood Plaza, 58-258 NPI, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
E-mail: scohenco@ucla.edu. UCLA is an equal opportunity employer.
Postdoctoral Position in Developmental Biology at the Van Andel Research Institute.
Posted Jan 28, 2000
An institutionally funded postdoctoral position is available immediately to study early aspects of egg development using Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis. Studies will include development of transgenic X. tropicalis lines and expression cloning strategies in X. laevis. Research will be conducted in a state-of-the-art facility in a highly interactive environment. Qualified candidates should possess a Ph.D. and have experience in molecular biology/biochemistry. Experience with a developmental system would be advantageous. Please send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, and names of three references to:
Nick S. Duesbery, Ph.D., Laboratory of Developmental Cell Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
Email: duesbery@vai.org
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Warwick, UK
Posted Jan 20, 2000
Department of Biological Sciences
A Wellcome-funded 3 year position, available from March, 2000, to work
on dissecting the regulation of the nodal-related genes in early Xenopus
development. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in molecular biology or
developmental biology. Informal enquiries to Robert W. Old, tel.+44 1203
523528; fax. +44 1203 523701; e-mail: ro@dna.bio.warwick.ac.uk
Postdoctoral Position in Developmental Biology, Department of Pathology. Posted December 10, 1999
An institutionally funded postdoctoral position is available immediately to
study early aspects of vertebrate blood development using Xenopus laevis and
Xenopus tropicalis. Studies will include development of transgenic X.
tropicalis lines and expression cloning strategies in X. laevis. Research
will be conducted in a state-of-the-art facility in a highly interactive
environment. Qualified candidates should possess a Ph.D. and /or M.D. and
have experience in molecular biology/biochemistry. Experience with a
developmental system would be advantageous. Please send a curriculum vitae,
a statement of research interests, and names of three references to:
Paul E. Mead, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital,
332 No. Lauderdale St., Memphis, TN 38105
University College Dublin, Ireland.
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Wellcome Trust funded position available immediately to study apoptosis during early development in Xenopus. Experience in biochemistry or molecular biology desired. The appointment is for three years with a salary of £20,678-£22,526. Please forward applications, including CV, a summary of research interests and names of three referees, to Carmel.Hensey@ucd.ie Dr. Carmel Hensey, Department of Pharmacology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Molecular basis of embryonic synapse formation in Xenopus embryos
NIH-funded project to study roles of agrin and its receptors at the neuromuscular junction and identify new molecules that direct synaptic differentiation. Proteins are overexpressed in Xenopus embryos by injecting RNA, or by creating transgenic embryos using DNA vectors or restriction enzyme-mediated integration of cDNAs. Both pre- and postsynaptic structures in muscles are labeled and imaged by confocal microscopy. Synaptic volume is quantitated with image analysis software. See our study on isoforms of agrin (Dev. Biol. 205:22-32).
Molecular biology or embryology experience desired. Salary competitive, climate warm, beaches beautiful. Send CV and names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of 3 references to:
Earl Godfrey, PhD, Vice Chairman
Department of Pathology & Anatomy
Eastern Virginia Medical School
PO Box 1980
Norfolk, VA 23501
email: godfreew@borg.evms.edu
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN XENOPUS NEURAL INDUCTION LABORATORY.
UniversitÝ Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France & HKUST, Hong Kong.
Posted Nov 3, 1999
A postdoctoral position is available under a joint France/Hong Kong
programme to promote scientific ties between CNRS and Hong Kong RGC
supported laboratories. The project is funded by the French Ministry of
Education, Research and Technology and applications are restricted to
suitably qualified Hong Kong residents under the age of 35. The
successful candidate will work on a joint project between the
laboratories of Dr Marc Moreau, at the UniversitÝ Paul Sabatier,
Toulouse, France, and Dr. Andrew Miller, at HKUST exploring the role of
Ca2+ in the expression of specific genes during neurulation in
amphibians and the construction of a subtractive library. Applicants
should have experience in molecular biology and be willing to spend most
of the time in France.
The appointment will be for one year in the first instance with the
possibility of an extension for a second year. Position available from
1st December 1999.
Salary from 12,000 FF per month plus medical and dental benefits.
Travel expenses to/from France will also be provided for the successful
applicant.
Applicants should forward a detailed curriculum vitae and the names and
addresses (including phone number and email address) of 3 referees to:
Dr. Marc Moreau, Centre de Biologie du DÝveloppement, UMR 5547,
UniversitÝ Paul Sabatier, 118, Route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse cedex, FRANCE
Fax: (33) 05 61 55 65 07 E-mail: moreau@cict.fr
Gðttingen / Germany, posted November 8, 1999.
Postdoc in the context of a close collaboration on brain and eye
development in mice and frog with the group of Peter Gruss (MPI Gðttingen).
The Xenopus work is focussed on the functional analysis of transcription
factors that have been identified as candidate regulators in the mouse.
Tomas Pieler, Institut för Biochemie und Molekulare Zellbiology, Humboldtallee 23, D-37073 Gðttingen / Germany
Tel: + 49-551-395683
Fax: + 49-551-395960
e-mail: tpieler@gwdg.de
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