The Lamitina Lab in the Department of Pediatrics and Cell Biology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is recruiting postdocs for projects on stress, ageing, and age-related disease. We use C. elegans to investigate the physiological mechanisms that allow organisms to sense and adapt to environmental stressors. A recently funded project will also use C. elegans, as well as Drosophila and mammalian cells, to investigate the mechanisms underlying the age-related disease ALS. More information about the lab can be found at our website - http://toddlamitina.wix.com/lamitina-lab.
The ideal applicant is a recent or imminent graduate with a PhD in Physiology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, or related field. Excellent written and verbal skills in English are required. Previous experience with C. elegans is required. Additional previous experience with Drosophila and/or mammalian cell culture is preferred.
The Lamitina Lab is located in the Department of Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, one of the fastest growing research programs in the country. Our lab is housed in the John G. Rangos Research Center, a 300,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility located on a new 10-acre hospital campus in the vibrant Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The flexible central lab space encourages interaction and the sharing of equipment. Laboratory desks and offices are adjacent to windows ensuring extensive natural light. The space accommodates 70 principal investigators and supports biomedical research, including genomics, cellular imaging, signal transduction, structural biology, immunology and neuro-science, among other fields. The city of Pittsburgh offers a high quality of life with a low cost of living, an outstanding restaurant scene, abundant cultural opportunities, and legendary sports franchises. In recent years, Pittsburgh has been ranked as one of the ‘Most Livable Cities’ by several magazines and news outlets.
Interested applicants should send a CV, contact information for 3 referees, and a cover letter explaining the significance of your graduate work and your reasons for wanting to join our research group to todd.lamitina@chp.edu