[bio.dros] Post-doctoral and/or technician positions

[Yutaka Nibu]

Post-doctoral and/or technician positions are available immediately to 
study mechanisms of transcriptional repression in the Drosophila embryo. We 
are focusing on the role of transcriptional corepressors, dCtBP and others, 
in short-range repression.  This type of repression establishes enhancer 
autonomy in complex gene loci, and creates characteristic patterns of gene 
expression, such as the seven-stripe patterns of eve and hairy expression. 
Yeast two-hybrid assays, in vitro binding assays, protein purification, 
creation of transgenic flies, in situ hybridization, and RNAi in flies 
and/or tissue cultures will be employed.

Ref) 1. Nibu et al. 1998. Science 280, 101-.
2. Nibu et al. 1998. EMBO J. 17, 7009-.
3. Mannervik et al. 1999. Science 284, 606-.
4. Nibu et al. 2002. EMBO J. 20, 2246-.
5. Nibu, Y. and Levine, M. 2001. PNAS 98, 6204-.
6. Berman et al. 2002. PNAS 99, 757-.

Candidates for the post-doctoral position should have experience in either 
Drosophila genetics, Biochemistry, or Molecular Biology.  Applicants must 
have either a Ph.D. or MD and less than five years of postdoctoral 
experience.
For the technician position, a degree is required in a field of biology, or 
an equivalent combination of education. Additional laboratory experience in 
Drosophila genetics or molecular biology is preferred.
Applicants should send a cover letter, a CV, and names of 3 referees to the 
address below (e-mail is preferred).

Yutaka Nibu, Ph.D.
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Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University,
1300 York Avenue - Box 60,  Whitney 504,
New York, NY 10021, USA
Tel:     +1-212-746-6202
Fax:     +1-212-746-8175
e-mail:   yun2001 at med.cornell.edu
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