A postdoctoral position is available in Dr. Bruce Mayer's group. The researcher would join a multidisciplinary team working to develop novel methods to experimentally manipulate signal transduction components in living cells. The specific goal is to induce the assembly of defined signaling complexes at specific sites in the cell, and to assess the functional consequences. Previous experience in fluorescent live-cell imaging, quantitative image analysis, and quantitative modeling a plus.
Contact: Bruce J. Mayer
bmayer@neuron.uchc.edu
Tel (860) 679-1836
Fax (860) 679-8345
****Postdoctoral Research Position - Protein Trafficking****
A postdoctoral position is available in Dr Ji Yu's group. Candidates are sought to lead effort in developing new imaging techniques to study protein trafficking in living cells. Young scientists with background in cell biology or neural science are encouraged to apply.
Contact: Ji Yu
jyu@uchc.edu
Tel (860) 679-7680
****Summer Undergraduate Research Internships in Quantitative Cell Biology****
Initiated in 1999, the Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling annually sponsors a summer undergraduate research program that brings undergraduate students with strong backgrounds in the physical sciences, engineering and mathematics into our laboratories for 10 weeks. As an NIH funded National Technology Center for Networks and Pathways, research at CCAM encompasses a range of programs including:
• Biophotonics research to develop optical methods for quantitative measurement of molecular events inside living cells
• Coupling cell biology and biophotonics to develop methods for molecular level manipulation in living cells
• Computational modeling and simulation of cellular physiology using the Virtual Cell software
• Computational biology and bioinformatics efforts in continued development of the Virtual Cell modeling software.
Internships will be awarded at a stipend level of $4000 for 10 weeks from mid June through mid August. Applicants should be finishing their junior year and should submit a letter of application describing their past experience, what kind of research interests them and why they are interested in CCAM. Applicants should also arrange to have their undergraduate transcript, and 2 reference letters sent to:
Dr. Greg Huber
Richard D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling
263 Farmington Avenue
University of Connecticut Health Center Farmington, CT 06030-1507
email: huber@uchc.edu
Applications will be considered as they are received from September through February.
