PostDoc and Research Assistant/Technician positions are available in Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
We use C. elegans to study alternative splicing regulation in metazoan. We employ a multidisciplinary approach using genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry and informatics.
We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a PhD degree in molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, or related sciences for a postdoc. Experience with C. elegans is not absolutely essential.
We welcome a postdoc and a technician from all over the world, and a two- or three-year commitment is desired.
Interested applicants should contact or submit their CV to KUROYANAGI Hidehito [kuroyana.end@tmd.ac.jp].
References:
Ohno, G., Hagiwara, M., and Kuroyanagi, H. STAR family RNA-binding protein ASD-2 regulates developmental switching of mutually exclusive alternative splicing in vivo. Genes & Development, 22: 360-374, 2008.
http://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/22/3.cover-expansion
Kuroyanagi, H., Ohno, G., Mitani, S., and Hagiwara, M. The Fox-1 family and SUP-12 coordinately regulate tissue-specific alternative splicing in vivo. Mol Cell Biol 27: 8612-8621, 2007.
http://mcb.asm.org/content/vol28/issue14/cover.dtl
Kuroyanagi, H., Kobayashi, T., Mitani, S., and Hagiwara, M. Transgenic alternative-splicing reporters reveal tissue-specific expression profiles and regulation mechanisms in vivo. Nat Methods 3: 909-915, 2006.
http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v3/n11/covers/index.html
See also:
Charles J. David and James L. Manley. The search for alternative splicing regulators: new approaches offer a path to a splicing code. Genes & Dev. 22: 279-285, 2008.
http://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/22/3/279.extract
KUROYANAGI Hidehito, Ph.D.
Graduate School of Biomedical Science
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
E-mail: kuroyana.end@tmd.ac.jp
Phone : +81(Japan)-3-5803-5838
FAX : +81(Japan)-3-5803-5853
URL: 東京医科歯科大学 難治疾患研究所＆大学院疾患生命科学研究部 形質発現制御学研究室