cell biology | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 5

Postdoctoral Fellow,Albany,USA: Cancer Research

The Center for Cell Biology & Cancer Research at the Albany Medical College is now seeking to fill one postdoctoral research position in cancer research. The successful candidate will be investigating the role of a putative tumor suppressor in the DNA damage response and the development of cancer. As such, the candidate must have prior experience in the field of cancer research. Experience with animals (particularly genetically-engineered mouse).Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology or related fields, and should be highly motivated, independent, and have demonstrated productivity in graduate work. Send curriculum vitae, including research experience, publication list and contact information for three references to: Dr. C. Yan

Application Programme Deadline: March 12, 2011

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Engineering Postdoctoral Position in Microfluidics, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

There is an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in the accelerator and Medical Engineering at the SKKU University, Republic of Korea. The initial term is one year, with the possibility of extension subject to performance review and funding availability.
The project is aimed at the development of automatically FDG production system using Microfluidics technology.
The applicant should have earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, physics, or system design engineering. Candidates should have experience in the design and characterization of such devices as well as extensive experience in using multi-physics simulation tools (such as ANSYS). The candidate should be open-minded, ingenuous, energetic, and bring strong expertise in at least one of the fields of microfluidics, micro fabrication, system engineering, mass transport, cell biology, or microscopy. Candidates are invited to send by email with the subject “Postdoc in microfluidics” a cover letter, their complete curriculum vitae, the names of three references, and if published papers or manuscripts in preparation (preferred electronic format is pdf) to:

Accelerator and Medical engineering lab
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
300 cheoncheon-dong, jangan-gu,Suwon,
Gyeonggi-do 440-746, korea

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer,jschai-at-skku.edu

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PhD Candidate ‘Drug-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction’, Netherlands: Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, Cell Biology

This project aims to address fundamental questions concerning the effects of drug related toxicity on mitochondrial function by making use of the nematode C. elegans as a model system. The main questions that will be addressed concern the quantative analysis of drug-induced ROS production and oxidative damage in relation to mitochondrial function, assembly and ageing. The work is embedded in the theme ‘Quantitative systems analysis of biological stress response’ and will be reinforced by the start of a new PI, after a post-doc at Stanford, who will use C. elegans to study mechanisms of ageing.
Requirements

* A master degree in Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, Cell biology, or Molecular biology (or equivalent)
* Experience with molecular biological techniques, protein techniques
* Interest in quantitative analysis
* Experience with C. elegans is an advantage
* The ability to work in a team as well as independently
Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 February 2011
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