DEAR NETTERS:
I AM AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT A SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE NEAR DALLAS,
TEXAS (EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY). I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR TWO YEARS
TEACHING A RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, A&P, ENDOCRINOLOGY,
BIOCHEMISTRY, ETC. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE TEACHING LOAD AND GENERAL LIMIT
OF FUNDS MAKE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED. HOWEVER, I AM ON A 9-MONTH
CONTRACT SO MY SUMMERS ARE FREE TO SEEK RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES. I AM LOOKING
FOR A SUMMER '94 SABBATICAL IN THE AREA OF IMMUNOLOGY WITH A GOOD EMPHASIS
IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. MY LAST POST-DOC WAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN
THE LAB OF PETER J. HANSEN. WE WERE CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE FUNCTION OF
BOVINE TROPHOBLAST PROTEIN-1 AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE IMMUNE AND
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS. SINCE BTP-1 HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE AN INTERFERON, I WOULD
LIKE TO CONDUCT FURTHER RESEARCH ON INTERFERON REGULATION. I HAVE BEEN
INTRIGUED BY THE WORK OF DR. T. TANIGUCHI AND OTHERS ON IRF-1 AND -2 AND
THE REGULATION OF INTERFERON TRANSCRIPTION. I HAVE SOME BACKGROUND IN
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE SUMMER ENHANCING MY SKILLS IN
THIS OR A RELATED AREA. ANY SUGGESTIONS (OR OFFERS) WOULD BE WELCOME.
THANX,
J. GORDON BETTS, PH.D.
BIOLOGY DEPT.
EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
COMMERCE, TX 75428-3011
903/886-5369
JB5369 at ETSUACAD.ETSU.EDU
