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Postdoctoral Research Fellow : Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
Employer: Columbia University - Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology
Website: http://sbi.c2b2.columbia.edu/
Location: Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
Type: Postdoctoral
Posted: November 08, 2011
Expires: January 05, 2012

job description

A postdoctoral position is available at Columbia University’s Joint Centers for Systems Biology to decipher the genetic and molecular circuitry at the interface of host-pathogen interactions. The position is in the newly formed laboratory of Sagi Shapira. Our focus is to understand how this circuitry controls cellular responses to infection, imparts selective pressure on viruses and affects disease progression. Using animal models of infectious disease, molecular biology, and genomic and computational methods, we seek generate mechanistic models of the dynamic interactions between host and pathogen. The efforts are aimed at developing general strategies for the study of host-pathogen dynamics. A mechanistic understanding of these relationships provides important insights into cellular machinery that control basic cell biology and have broad implications in human translational immunology and infectious disease research.

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Requirements:

Several positions are available (both experimental, and computational in nature)
• Ph.D. degree in Life Sciences/Immunology/Molecular Biology/computational biology or related fields.
• Strong background in Immunology, Molecular Biology, and/or computational biology
• Highly motivated and able to work independently
• Experience in some or all of the following techniques: tissue processing, imaging (e.g. confocal microscopy), flow cytometry, biochemical techniques (e.g. western blot, IP’s, etc.), primary cell culture, animal models, molecular biology techniques (real-time gene expression, etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. As part of his/her training, the fellow will be encouraged to apply for grants and seek additional sources of funding. The successful candidate will be joining a young and dynamic laboratory within a productive research environment.

To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and full contact information of three referees to:

Dr. Sagi Shapira
Columbia University
Joint Centers for Systems Biology
and Department of Microbiology and Immunology
1130 St. Nicholas Ave
8th Floor
New York NY 10032
USA

Email: ss4197@columbia.edu