Postdoctoral position available in Vojo Deretic’s group
A postdoctoral position is available in Vojo Deretic’s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vojo_Deretic) group at the NIH-funded AIM center (https://www.autophagy.center/). The AIM center is a biomedical research excellence center for autophagy, inflammation and metabolism at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA; see editorial in Autophagy, 2018, 14, 925-929. Dr. Deretic’s group is working on autophagy in fundamental and disease contexts in mammalian and human cells and animal models. The position is to work on intersections between organellar membrane homeostasis, autophagy response to membrane damage, and will involve studies on metabolism and secretory autophagy as well. Details of the project can be glimpsed form the published studies, for example Jia et al., Molecular Cell 2018, 70, 120-135. Please contact Dr. Deretic directly by email (vderetic@salud.unm.edu) to explore possibilities and further details.
Postdoc position – Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht
Profile
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated candidate with a strong interest in a molecular understanding of biology. We are especially interested in applicants that are excited to work in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment and have solid background in cell and molecular biology.
Project
The project aims to characterize the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties of MSC-derived extracellular vesicles (MSC-EVs) in cartilage repair. The research is a follow up of our work showing that MSC-EVs are an important component of MSC paracrine signalling and have a major contribution to cartilage regeneration and inhibition of inflammatory responses in osteoarthritic chondrocytes.
You will be working with the variety of techniques including: differential centrifugation and sucrose gradient, size exclusion chromatography, Western blotting, flow cytometry, cell culture, confocal microscopy, electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, cutting edge cloning techniques, lentiviral transductions, making transgenic cell lines, co-culture, siRNA knock down and Crispr-Cas9 technology. The project will also make use of the unique material from osteoarthritic patients.
Organization
You will be working at the Regenerative Medicine Center in Utrecht, which offers an international, very dynamic and stimulating work environment. The RMCU is an inter-faculty initiative with scientists from medicine and veterinary medicine gathered together. This provides a unique collaborative setting for regenerative medicine projects. The RMCU houses the world-class equipment and is located in the scientific campus of the Utrecht University with the access to a large number of facilities. Utrecht is beautiful city located in the center of the Netherlands, in close proximity of Amsterdam and its international airport.
Application deadline: 28 February 2019
Application process: Please send one PDF document containing a cover letter with your motivations, a very concise summary of previous research activities, the curriculum vitae and the contact details for 3 referees to m.j.lorenowicz@umcutrecht.nl
Further information: For more information on the research focus of the group please check our website. For questions about the position, please send an email to m.j.lorenowicz@umcutrecht.nl
15 PhD positions are available in the field of Autophagy around Europe
Positions in Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and United Kingdom
DRIVE (Driving next generation autophagy researchers towards translation) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA), Innovative Training Network (ITN) H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017, funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement n. 765912.
Eligibility (who can apply): Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs).
Application: eligible candidates should fill in the application form and upload a cover letter stating their motivation and research interests, an updated CV with the dates of relevant diplomas (day, month and year), and the contact information of 2 referee persons.
Applicants should apply to their preferred research team within DRIVE’s network (click here for details), but they can indicate a secondary and tertiary preference in their application.