MULTIPLE POSITIONS OPEN:
AREA: Systems biology of RNA metabolism, experimentation-driven
FUNDING: Available through 2010.
Postdoctoral fellowships eligibility helpful but not essential
WITH: Dmitry Belostotsky, University of Missouri - Kansas City
CONTACT: belostotskyd [at] umkc.edu
ON: posttranscriptional control of gene expression (Arabidopsis, rice, Brachypodium)
WHO: applicants well versed in (some of): RNA biology, protein biochemistry, microarrays, programming or/and statistics, with documented record of excellence
MUST BE: highly driven, self-motivated, ambitious, dynamic individuals
LAB: equipped with Affymetrix and deconvolution microscopy (Deltavision) workstations, HPLC, MALDI, LC-MS/MS access to high-end Linux cluster
LAB PUBLICATIONS (PARTIAL LISTING):
- Cell 131:1340-1353 (2007): Genome-wide high-resolution mapping of exosome substrates reveals hidden features in the Arabidopsis transcriptome
- RNA 14:66-77 (2008)
- EMBO J 25:4253-4256 (2006)
- Trends Plant Sci 10:347-353 (2005)
- RNA 10:1200-1214 (2004)
- RNA 9:1476-1490 (2003)
- Curr Biol 11:1207-1214 (2001)
LIVING IN KANSAS CITY: in brief, KC got everything but ocean
- major cosmopolitan center of 2.5M plus people
- dynamic cultural environment (e.g. see www.nelson-atkins.org)
- vibrant music scene (best known for, but not limited to, jazz and blues)
- fabulous food (best known for, but not limited to, its famous bbq)
- dubbed ìParis of the plainsî, ranked within top 10 places to live in US:
SEE: www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/08/kansas.city/index.html
Dmitry A. Belostotsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri
Kansas City, MO 64110
