A postdoctoral fellowship is available starting Summer 2010 at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD in the Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology to study mechanisms of transcriptional regulation by chromatin insulators and RNA silencing. Our laboratory is focused on elucidating the relationship between these two pathways as well as their connection to nuclear architecture. We are currently utilizing cell biological, biochemical, and genetic approaches in the model system Drosophila melanogaster. See http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/NIDDKLabs/IntramuralFaculty/LeiElissa.htm for more information.

Applications are invited from highly motivated scientists with extensive experience in biochemistry, cell biology, and/or molecular biology. The successful candidate must be completing doctoral training or have obtained a Ph.D. or M.D. degree within the last two years. Interested individuals should click on the button below or send a cover letter including research interests, curriculum vitae with list of publications, and the names and contact information of three references via e-mail to Dr. Elissa Lei (leielissa@niddk.nih.gov). Applications will be reviewed upon receipt, and selected candidates will be contacted for a personal interview.


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