A post-doctoral fellow position is
currently available in Dr. O’Connor’s laboratory at Tufts Medical Center in
Boston, MA. The current focus of our laboratory is natural product drug
discovery for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis. Our collaborative research
group (the Philippine Mollusk Symbiont-International Cooperative Biodiversity
Group http://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMatters/september-october-2014/Pages/icbg-grant-awards.aspx) takes an unusual approach to marine
natural product drug discovery. We mine the genomes of symbiotic bacteria of marine mollusks to identify those with the potential to express new and unusual
bioactive compounds. Compounds extracted from these bacteria are then
screened for activity against Cryptosporidium
and Toxoplasma. Mechanisms of
action of the compounds are investigated using Toxoplasma as a model for Cryptosporidium.
There is also the opportunity to conduct research on the symbiotic relationship
between bacteria and the mollusks. We will consider candidates with
expertise in any related field such as parasitology/ bacteriology / cell
biology/ molecular biology/ genomics/ bioinformatics. The candidate must
possess the ability to work independently and have excellent written and verbal
communication skills. Please note that this position is funded on a NIH
post-doctoral training grant. Eligibility requires US citizenship or permanent
residency.
If interested please contact:
Research
Assistant Professor
Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease
Tufts Medical Center
Box 041,800 Washington St
Boston, MA 02111
tel: 1-617-636-2684
fax: 1-617-636-5292
e-mail: roconnor@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease
Tufts Medical Center
Box 041,800 Washington St
Boston, MA 02111
tel: 1-617-636-2684
fax: 1-617-636-5292
e-mail: roconnor@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
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