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2 years ago
Research Fellow (Inflammatory Diseases): A Research Fellow in this new project will be required to characterise and validate a glucocorticoid-induced transcriptional regulator as a potential alternative to glucocorticoids (steroids) for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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| Organization | Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash Medical Centre, Monash University |
| Level | RA |
| Country | Australia |
| Subject areas | Life Sciences / medical Biotechnology: autoimmune diseases |
| Salary | $86,209 – $92,541 pa Level A PhD (includes 9.5% employer superannuation |
| Eligibility | |
| Deadline | March 2016, 11:55pm AES |
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Major Targets / Tasks Involved:
· Identify gene targets of the regulator in mouse and human B lymphocytes using ChIP-seq and RNA-seq technology,
· Testing the ability of the regulator to ameliorate the behaviours of B cells that contribute to autoantibody-mediated autoimmune diseases.
Enquiries
Dr Sara A Jones, [email protected]