Postdoc in Biological, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Japan 1445 views

Postdoc in Biological, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Japan

Postdoc position is available under the supervision of Dr. Aiko Sada in the lab of Dr. Hiromi Yanagisawa at TARA center, University of Tsukuba, Japan to work on stem cell aging project.

Overview

The project will aims on understanding the cellular and molecular basis of stem cell aging in skin with implications for future treatments of age-related disorders. The postdoc fellow will perform laboratory experiments, including generating mouse mutants, stem cell isolation, RNA sequencing, cell culture and lineage tracing, and write manuscripts.

This project is funded by AMED (Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development) from 2018/10/1 until 2022/3/31.

The University of Tsukuba is among top ten research-oriented universities located in the Tsukuba Science City, northeast of Tokyo in Japan. Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA center) is a cutting edge, research institute in the University of Tsukuba, aims on diverse areas of biomedical researches, epigenetics, including aging, reproduction, immunology, stem cells and cardiovascular diseases.

Require qualifications:

1. A Ph.D or M.D./Ph.D (or equivalent) in biology or related field.
2. Applicants with a background in stem cells, dermatology or developmental biology, aging are particularly encouraged to apply.
3. Prior experience with laboratory mice is preferred.
4. Applicants should be enthusiastic scientists, self-motivated, and independent thinkers.

How to apply

1. Interested applicants should email a CV with a list of publications,
2. a brief statement including a description of their doctoral training,
3. research plan, interests and skills,
4. and the names of at least two references to Dr. Aiko Sada (aisada@tara.tsukuba.ac.jp).

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