Available Positions for Student Transfer Program
| University | Department | Principal Investigator |
Open | Duration | Description | Financial Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University | Chemical Engineering | Costas D. Maranas Professor | 2 | 1-3 yrs | (i) Computational metabolic network analysis and redesign and (ii) De novo enzyme design. | yes (salary depends on position) |
| Texas A&M | Biochemistry and Biophysics | Michael Polymenis | 1 | 1-3 yrs | Yeast cell biology, genetics, biochemistry. Two areas of interest: 1) The role of the unfolded protein response in cell division; 2) Biochemical characterization of physical complexes between metabolic enzymes and cyclin-dependent kinases |
$22,000 / yr |
| Lehigh | Physics | Dimitrios Vavylonis Assist.Prof. |
1 | 2-6 months | Mathematical and computational modeling of cytoskeleton dynamics during cell division and cell motion. Cell image analysis | Possible |
| Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH) | Biological Sciences | Jodie Krontiris-Litowitz (Professor) | 1-2 | 6mo-1yr | Interested in employing an MS Biological Sciences graduate student who will use molecular and cellular biology techniques to investigate the development and maintenance of left ventricular hypertrophy. | Possible via departmental funding upon acceptance to the MS program |
| Harvard (Boston, MA) | Infectious diseases | E. Mylonakis (Associate Professor) | 2 | 6mo-3yrs | A position is available to study fungal pathogenesis and host response utilizing C. elegans (PNAS 2002,99:15675-80; Mol Microbiol. 2004,54:407-19; Infect Immun 2005; 73: 8219-25; reviewed in Infect Immun 2005;73:3833-41). This is an excellent opportunity for an individual interested in expanding her/his work to study host-pathogen interactions utilizing this dynamic system. | Possible |
| Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine (Cleveland, OH) | Molecular Nutriton | Maria Hatzoglou (Professor) | 2 | 6mo-3yrs starting 2011 | Gene regulation, translational control and stress-induced cell fate | $700/month |
| Smith College (Northampton, MA) | Biological Sciences | Stylianos Scordilis (Professor) | 1 | 2-6 mo | Our lab works on skeletal muscle molecular physiology, specifically on acquired damage tolerance. We study heat shock proteins (HSP)and MAPKs following downhill running primarily in mice, although also some in humans. We are uncovering the changes in the HSP and MAPK regulatory pathways as a function of exercise, exercise bout number and gender. Our primary tools are quantitative immunoblots, qRT-PCR and some RNAi. Experience with elementary biochemical and/or molecular biological techniques is needed. | No. Other options: NATO or other international fellowships |