A postdoctoral position will be available in the area of molecular and cell biology and toxicology. The research aims to understand the molecular mechanism of how xenobiotic and cell signals crosstalk with one another in order to activate the nuclear xenobiotic receptors CAR and PXR, thereby becoming responsible for the development of various diseases such as diabetes, cholestasis, hepatocarcinogenesis, and the loss of bone mineral density.

Applicants should have training in techniques of molecular and cell biology and should have a Ph.D. or M.D. degree earned within the last 3 years.

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Dr. Masahiko Negishi
Head, Pharmacogenetics Section
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH
Building 101, Room B312
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Telephone: (919) 942-2404
E-mail: negishi@niehs.nih.gov

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