POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

Two postdoctoral fellow positions are available immediately in the Neuroscience Center at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans to study molecular mechanisms of retinal degeneration and regulations of retinoid and lipid metabolisms in the retina and RPE (Jin et al. Cell 122:449-459, 2005; Jin et al. Brain Res. 1075:117-121, 2006; Jin et al. J.B.C. 282:20915-20924,2007). Candidates with MD or PhD in biological science and demonstrated skills in molecular biology, biochemistry and/or electroretinography should send a letter of application stating research interests and accomplishments, CV and contact information of three references to Minghao Jin, PhD (minghao.jin@ucla.edu). After October 30, please send applications to jinmh1@gmail.com. Dr. Jin will be moving to the Neuroscience Center at LSU from UCLA in November.

私は日本の大学（阪大など）と研究機関（三菱生命研）で数年間研究をした経験がありますので、日本語での交流ができます。英学などのせいで、アメリカで研究生活をスタートするのに自信がない方も気軽に応募して下さい。色々な方面でサポートするつもりです。
最近の研究内容を紹介する目的で、revise中の論文をリストしました。
1.Jin et al. (2008) The role of interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein on the translocation of visual retinoids and survival of cone photoreceptors, J. Neuroscience.
2.Philp AR*, Jin M* et al. (2008) Predicting the pathogenicity of RPE65 mutants, Human Molecular Genetics.(* is equal contribution to this paper).