美/加科研机构招生命科学仪器研究领域博士后

　　职位一：美国约翰霍普金斯大学纳米生物技术研究所王泽辉教授招收博士后

　　主要研究方向: Optical Instrumentation and Microfluidics for molecular detection of diseases

　　职位发布日期: 05/16/2014

　　申请截止日期：Open Until Filled

　　职位描述:

　　Postdoctoral fellow positions are available for researchers interested in developing optical instrumentation and microfluidic systems for molecular detection of diseases. The fellows will be joining an interdisciplinary research team situated in Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute, Institute of NanoBioTechnology and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins University.

　　Candidates should have hands-on experiences such as:

　　- Design and development of sensitive fluorescence imaging instrumentation

　　- Microfluidic device design and fabrication; experience with multilayer soft lithography is a plus

　　- Design and assembly of temperature control instrumentation for microfluidic devices

　　- Familiarity with nucleic acid analysis techniques (e.g. PCR and melt curve analysis)

　　- Programming experience in LabVIEW and Matlab for instrument control and data analysis

　　- Mechanical component design in a CAD software (preferably Solidworks)

　　- Experience with laboratory automation and systems engineering will be a plus

　　Contact: Prof. Tza-Huei "Jeff" Wang

　　Institute for NanoBioTechnology

　　Johns Hopkins University

　　3400 N/ Charles ST / 108 Latrobe

　　Baltimore, MD 21218

　　United States

　　Phone: 410-516-7086

　　Email: thwang@jhu.edu

　　职位二：加拿大圣博尼医学研究中心神经退行性疾病部门招收博士后

　　主要研究方向：The impact of diabetes on mitochondrial function in adult neurons. Signal transduction pathways involving AMPK and PGC-1a will be studied.

　　职位发布日期: 06/02/2014

　　申请截止日期：Open Until Filled

　　职位描述：

　　University of Manitoba, Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded position (3 yr) in Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders at St Boniface Research Centre in Winnipeg, Canada. Project will study impact of diabetes on mitochondrial function in adult neurons. Signal transduction pathways involving AMPK and PGC-1a will be studied. Required skills include intracellular imaging, gene expression analysis and neuronal cell culture. Experience with virus-mediated over-expression of genes advantageous. See web site http://www.sbrc.ca/dnd/faculty/dr-paul-fernyhough/.

　　Contact: Paul Fernyhough

　　Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders

　　St. Boniface Hospital Research

　　R4046 - 351 Tache Avenue

　　Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H2A6

　　Canada

　　Phone: 204-235-3939

　　Fax: 204-237-4092

　　Email: pfernyhough@sbrc.ca