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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Retinal Development, Aging and Disease

Employer
National Institutes of Health

Location
National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland

Salary
Annual stipend will be commensurate with experience and training.

Closing date
Ongoing

Do you have a passion for exciting and innovative research and wonder how genetic variations influence healthy and disease phenotypes? Are you looking for an opportunity to explore cutting edge research in developmental biology and genetics of the sensory nervous system? We are recruiting Postdoctoral Fellows for the Neurobiology, Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory (headed by Dr. Anand Swaroop) at the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The projects focus on chromatin architecture, RNA biology, cell signaling, gene regulation, metabolism, and network medicine. Check PubMed for these relevant papers: PMIDs 30742112, 35075486, 36207300, 36975211, and 38048222, and 38438351. We are seeking candidates who have a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. (graduated in 2023 or later) in cell, molecular or developmental biology, genetics/genomics, or biochemistry. Experience in retina or vision research is not required. Join us in our mission to make groundbreaking discoveries! Annual stipend will be commensurate with experience and training.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter with career goals, potential research interests, curriculum vitae with publications, and contact information of three references to Charlie Drinnan, PhD at charlie.drinnan@nih.gov.

The National Institutes of Health is dedicated to building a diverse community in its training and employment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, and the National Eye Institute are equal opportunity employers.

Last updated: December 16, 2024