Postdoctoral position available:

A postdoctoral position is available to study the mechanisms of Parkinson disease.

Genetic studies in the past decade have identified a number of genes as causal factors of Parkinson disease. Our research focuses on understanding the biochemical functions of the disease associated proteins and the biological pathways in which they function. Our core research technique is structural biology (protein X-ray crystallography) and structure-based drug design, but we use a wide range of techniques including, computational chemistry, biophysical techniques, enzymology, molecular biology and cell biology.

Our laboratory is affiliated with the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as well as the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute at IUPUI (http://www.iupui.edu/) in Indianapolis Indiana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis).

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who holds a PhD in biochemistry or related field, has a strong background in molecular biology and protein biochemistry. Experience in computational and biophysical techniques are pluses. An ideal candidate should have genuine interest in science and desire to learn new techniques to tackle challenging and important questions.

Please email a cover letter, CV, and three reference letters to:
qqhoang@iupui.edu