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A postdoc position is available for studying roles of tumor-microenvironment, epigenetic modifiers, and metabolic alteration in lung cancer using genetically engineered precancerous cells and mice. The successful candidate has strong backgrounds in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and/or Cell Biology.

Cliffe Lab Research Associate (Post-Doc)
Our laboratory is focused on Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infection of neurons. We use a variety of novel approaches including in vitro models of HSV latency in primary neurons, and in vivo infections, in addition to human induced neurons. We combine these with cutting edge molecular biology approaches and imaging analyses. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will work on a project investing the neuronal responses to viral infection and the changes that occur with aging. The position would be ideal for anyone with an interest in viral infection, neurobiology and/or innate immunology, and in establishing novel models to investigate viral infection of human neurons. The ideal candidate has a PhD with experience in relevant areas of biology, first-author publication(s), and ability to work well in a highly interactive, creative, and collaborative environment.
Position #R0022119

The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology at the University of Virginia – School of Medicine is seeking an outstanding post-doctoral research associate. This is a training position in the lab of Dr. Mariano Garcia-Blanco whose work focuses on RNA biology.

The Garcia-Blanco Lab was recently awarded funding from a biotechnology industrial partner to evaluate alternative splicing as a technology to promote tissue-specific or cell type-specific expression in gene therapy. This project will leverage post-transcriptional gene regulation, specifically tissue-specific mRNA splicing and intron-retention, as a way to enhance cell-type specific expression of transgenes.

The candidate along with other members of the Garcia-Blanco Lab will design and perform cell-based screening of libraries of sequences to identify the optimal candidates and configurations of alternative splicing cassettes.

The Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MIC) (https://med.virginia.edu/mic/) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, seeks outstanding applicants in the field of Virology at the Assistant Professor (tenure-eligible) or Associate Professor (tenured or tenure-eligible) level. Qualified applicants focusing on any area of virology are encouraged to apply. We are seeking extraordinary colleagues who take an integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to their research and will leverage the wide-reaching and complementary expertise of our faculty. We are particularly interested in fostering fundamental science that will develop toward translational application. Current faculty interests include molecular biology of DNA and RNA viruses, virus immune evasion and pathogenesis, retrovirology, viral latency, RNA biology of viruses, and antiviral drug discovery. For assistant professor applications, evidence of outstanding postdoctoral experience is expected, including publications. For associate professor applications, outstanding publication and funding track record are expected.

The Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (MIC) (https://med.virginia.edu/mic/) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia, seeks outstanding applicants in the field of Microbial Pathogenesis at the Assistant Professor (tenure-eligible) level. Qualified applicants focusing on any area of bacterial, parasitic, or fungal infections are encouraged to apply. We are seeking extraordinary colleagues who take an integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to their research and who would leverage the wide-reaching and complementary expertise of our faculty. We are interested in strictly basic research on medically relevant microbes, as well as fundamental science that will develop toward translational application.