Postdoctoral Position
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

One position is open to study the DNA damage checkpoint response using yeast and mammalian cells.

The major focus of the research is to understand the mechanism by which ATM and ATR activate checkpoint signaling at sites of DNA damage.

See recent our papers; Science (2001) 294:867-870; JBC (2002) 277:40362-40367; Genes & Dev (2003) 17: 1957-1962; Nature (2003) 424:1078-1083; MCB (2004) 24: 10016-10025; MBC (2005) 16:5227-5235.

Visit our department web site (http://njms.umdnj.edu/departments/cell_biology_and_molecular_medicine/index.cfm).
Our department is ranked 21st among Cell Biology/Anatomy departments in US medical schools (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/award/rank/anatomy04.htm).

The successful applicant will have a graduate degree (PhD, MD or MD/PhD) in the biological sciences with proven proficiency in cell/molecular techniques using yeast and/or mammalian cells. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae with contact information for three references (name, address, phone and e-mail) by email to: Dr. Katsunori Sugimoto (sugimoka@umdnj.edu).