A postdoctoral position is available immediately for collaborative research in the exciting field of antiviral silencing. This newly-funded NIH position offers a unique opportunity to work in the Ding and Maduro laboratories at University of California, Riverside. We are seeking a highly motivated person with a PhD and prior C. elegans experience, particularly in the area of cloning/gene identification and in making transgenic animals. Our collaborative effort is aimed at identifying and characterizing genes involved in RNAi-mediated resistance of C. elegans to viral infection, integrating methods in genetics, genomics, virology and model systems.
Our labs are located in the new state-of-the art Genomics Building at UC Riverside, where we have access to the core facilities of the UCR Institute for Integrative Genome Biology. http://www.genomics.ucr.edu/
Interested applicants should send a cover letter that describes their prior experience and a CV, including contact information for at least three references, to Morris Maduro (mmaduro@ucr.edu).
Ding lab: http://www.plantpath.ucr.edu/new/index.php?page=faculty&i=9&p=1
Maduro lab: Maduro Lab, UC Riverside
Paper on antiviral silencing: http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~mmaduro/papers/LuEtAl(2005).pdf