哥伦比亚大学医学中心细胞生物学博士后

Postdoctoral Positions : New York, NY, USA

Employers:

Columbia University Medical Center - Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

Location(s):

New York, NY, USA

Posted:

May 29, 2010 

Expires:

July 28, 2010

Job Tag(s):

postdoc,developmental biology,stem cell,prostate,cancer

Description:

NIH-funded positions are available in the Shen laboratory to investigate the molecular mechanisms of pattern formation and cellular differentiation in mouse embryonic development and how these processes are disrupted during cancer progression. We are seeking highly-motivated applicants to pursue studies in the following areas:

1) Prostate organogenesis, regeneration, and carcinogenesis in mouse models, focusing on the roles of prostate epithelial stem cells.

2) Cell-type specification and axis patterning in mouse embryogenesis, focusing on TGF-beta signaling pathways and stem cell differentiation.

Expertise in cancer research, developmental biology, stem cell biology, and/or imaging is highly desirable.

Contact:

To apply, please send a curriculum vitae, summary of research interests, and the names of three references to:

Michael M. Shen, Ph.D.
Departments of Medicine and Genetics & Development
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University Medical Center
1130 St. Nicholas Ave., Room 217B
New York, NY 10032

E-mail: mshen@columbia.edu.