A postdoctoral position is available in our lab at the Stem Cell Institute, University of Minnesota. We have recently discovered that a fusion protein between the transactivation domain of the MyoD protein and the pluripotency factor Oct4 can drastically increase the efficiency of making iPS cells (Stem Cells, 2011, 29:1349; PLoS ONE, 2012, 7: e34149; PLoS ONE, 2012, 7: e39022). Developing this study, we are now studying the roles of long noncoding RNAs in pluripotency of ES cells and iPS cells, as well as in oncogenesis using RNA-ChIP and RNA-seq. The recently developed TAL effector technology will also be incorporated. Strong interest or experience in bioinformatics (microarray, RNA-seq and various gene analysis programs) is preferred, in addition to the standard cell culture and molecular biology techniques. Understanding of stem cell biology is also preferred.
To apply
Please email CV and names of three references to below.
Nobuaki Kikyo M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
University of Minnesota
Stem Cell Institute
Minneapolis MN 55455
Phone 612-624-0498
FAX 612-624-2436
Email kikyo001@umn.edu