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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fellowships & Announcements
Fellowship in the field of Neuromuscular DiseaseJanuary, 31,2001 -- received from Dr. Osama Zaki : I received the following mail from Dr. Diana M. Escolar, MD. She kindly referred to the available Fellowships in the field of neuromuscular disease at George Washington University and other centers. If your are interested and meet the prerequisites of the fellowship you may contact at DEscolar@Childrens-Research.org Dear Colleague, The fellowships are open to anyone with an MD degree that you think has promise for continuing research (clinical and/or basic) in neuromuscular disease, preferably back in their home country. The goal of the program is to disseminate knowledge and research regarding muscular dystrophy. Ideally, graduating fellows would either start new CINRG sites in their home country/city, or provide depth to ones that exist already. Each fellowship is designed for 2 yrs, but this is flexible. Start dates should be between Jan 1 2001, and July 1 2001, but I need CV(s) of potential applicants within a week. If our first competition and awarding cycle is successful, then the program would likely continue for another 2 yrs, with 4 new fellows funded each year. The fellowship program is designed to be 50% CINRG trials (write ups, participation, Washington DC central site and/or other CINRG sites), 50% bench research on pathophysiology/therapeutics of muscular dystrophy (Washington DC labs, or other acceptable site). The salary is negotiable based on experience and background. We are under severe time constraints. We must compile potential applicants, and figure out some means of peer-review and funding by January 1 (4 slots/yr, 2 yrs each, with another 4 slots each year for the next couple years). Please help by providing CVs and research interests of possible applicants within the next week. The bench research projects that are
available (and appropriate)in my own laboratory include: Other laboratories (in addition to my
own) that would be considered excellent training sites include: In Paula's laboratory, it might be possible to do both the CINRG aspects and basic research parts in the same place (Pittsburgh). If the sites of the CINRG and basic research parts are in two different places, it may be possible to devote 1 yr to one site, and 1 yr to another site. Best Regards, Diana M. Escolar, MD
The following announcement have been quoted of the Am J Hum Genet Postdoctoral Positions.
Two immediate openings for postdoctoral research
associate appointment are available in the Department of
Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin. The initial
project will involve molecular genetic
approaches to human complex diseases. Successful
candidates will have an M.D. or a Ph.D. in the area of
genetics or molecular biology and will have relevant
experience in tissue culture, genotyping, gene expression, and
protein expression techniques. Candidates should submit a full
curriculum vitae Research Positions in Molecular Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease. Two positions are available immediately in the newly created Center for Cardiovascular Genetics in the Department of Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF). Position 1: postdoctoral research fellow or senior research technologist in genetics, molecular biology, or a related discipline. Position 2: project scientists with expertise in the genetics of complex disease, statistical genetics, or functional genomics. The Center applies cutting-edge technologies to mapping, cloning, and characterization of susceptibility genes for premature coronary artery disease (CAD), the number one killer disease in developed countries. The CCF cardiology program is one of the largest programs in the United States and has been consistently ranked first for the past 6 years by US News and World Report. More than 600 sib pairs with premature CAD are already available for the project, and we have access to thousands of new patients each year at CCF. State-of-the-art research facilities are available for the project. Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three references to Dr. Qing Wang, Center for Molecular Genetics, ND40, or Dr. Eric Topol, Chairman, Department of Cardiology, F25, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195. E-mail: wangq2@ccf.org or topole@ccf.org Postdoctoral Position. A postdoctoral position is available immediately to participate in an ongoing program on linkage, fine mapping, and positional candidate analyses of genes for several diseases: intracranial aneurysms, abdominal aortic aneurysms, Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy, and Blau syndrome. Methods include molecular biology techniques such as genotyping, PCR, DNA sequencing, detection of variants, and genome analysis. Applicants should have a Ph.D., an M.D., or both, as well as at least 1 year of experience in molecular biology or genetics. Applicants should submit a brief summary of their research experience, a curriculum vitae, and the names of and contact information for three references to Dr. Gerard Tromp, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, 3116 Scott Hall, 540 East Canfield Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201; telephone: (313) 577-8773; fax: (313) 577-5218; e-mail: tromp@sanger.med.wayne.edu
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