National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD and surrounding area

A postdoctoral fellow at the NIH is available to study the regulation of metabolism during oogenesis in the Section on Gamete Development (SGD) in the Cell Biology and Metabolism Program at the NICHD. The SGD is currently working to understand how cell cycle regulation and metabolism influence gamete differentiation and quality during oogenesis using both Drosophila melanogaster and mice. Projects will focus on obtaining a mechanistic understanding how the newly identified GATOR complex regulates TORC1 activity and endomembrane dynamics. Our laboratory uses a combination of genetic, molecular and cell biological techniques including CRISPR/CAS9 genome editing, proteomics and super-resolution imagining.

The National Institutes of Health provides excellent training opportunities including access to genomic and proteomic core facilities and state of the art imaging. The Bethesda Campus located in the Washington DC metropolitan area, offers a culturally rich and diverse environment.

We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate with a strong publication record and less than four years postdoctoral experience that has either a Ph.D. or M.D. equivalent. A background in molecular biology as well as experience in biochemistry and/or Drosophila biology is required.

Please send your CV, a statement of research interests and contact information for three references by email to Mary Lilly email: lillym@nih.gov . For my information visit: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/research/atNICHD/Investigators/lilly .

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