CHRISTINE MIRZAYAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ANNOUNCES ITS 2010 SESSIONS AND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

This Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies—consisting of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council — is designed to engage its Fellows in the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.

Fellows develop basic skills essential to working or participating in science policy at the federal, state, or local levels.

The Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research has an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Pharmacology (Director: Prof. Dr. Stefan Offermanns).

The position is available to study the pharmacology and pathophysiological role of G-protein coupled receptors and their downstream signalling pathways in the cardiovascular and metabolic system. Techniques include generation of constitutive and conditional mouse mutants, BAC trangenics in mice, in vitro and in vivo pharmacology, histology, molecular and cell biology.

The Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim near Frankfurt offers an excellent research environment with multiple core facility support. The working atmosphere is international. The Department of Pharmacology is closely linked to the Medical Faculty of the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt.

We seek an enthusiastic, highly motivated postdoc, who wants to join our department. Applicants should have good basic skills in molecular and/or cell biology, knowledge of mouse physiology; experience with genetically modified mice is appreciated.

Description: Interested in helping us fight cancer?

If you have already distinguished yourself through outstanding academic performance and are excited at the prospect of a career in biomedical research, the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) wants to hear from you.

Please send us your application which must include:

• A letter of intent (max. 1,000 words) describing your research interests and specifying the investigator(s) with whom you would like to work.
• Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to the quality of your academic performance and, if applicable, of any research experience you might have (requested of candidates applying to a Ph.D. program only). Please note that letters of recommendation must be confidential and therefore sent directly by the persons who are recommending you.
• An official transcript of your academic record.
• Your resume which should include all awards and honours you have received.
  

10 PhD Grants from Ruhr-University Bochum

1 PhD Grant from Alfied Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation

1 PhD Grant from Schäfersnolte-Gedächtnis –Stiftung in the field of cancer research

The Research School promotes top-level postgraduate education throughout Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany, offering unique interdisciplinary research opportunities in Germany.

We provide wide prospects for an individual research project in an attractive and international research environment.

Grants include:

• 1.000 € per month (max. 36 months)
• in addition support for consumables and travel
• special support service for foreign students
• state-of-the-art research facilities
• structured scientific programme
• transdisciplinary Science College
• training of transferable skills
• supervision
• and mentoring arrangements
• career guidance

Deadline for application October 31, 2009

Details on admission procedure can be obtained at www.research-school.rub.de/application

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The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGS) program provides scholarships to world-class doctoral students, supporting those who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, and health, as well as leadership skills.

The Vanier (CGS) program was designed to support Canada’s science and technology policy direction, which capitalizes on people, strengthens knowledge and encourages entrepreneurial advantages to build a competitive Canada.

A PhD studentship in Biochemistry/Cell biology is available in the Department of Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway. The candidate will join a dynamic research group within the Apoptosis cluster and the project will be supervised by Dr. Adrienne Gorman, in collaboration with Prof. Afshin Samali.

The aim of the project is to identify novel adaptor proteins that link the p75NTR receptor to pro-survival signaling pathways in breast cancer cells. The p75NTR is a member of the TNF family of receptors. Signalling through the p75NTR receptor is reported to promote survival in breast cancer cells through activation of NF-kappaB. The student will be trained in a range of biochemical and cell biology techniques, e.g., cell culture, apoptosis techniques (microscopy, caspase assays etc), signal transduction (NF-kappaB signaling), protein biochemistry (immunoprecipitation, Western blotting, mass spectrometry). This is a 3 year position funded by the UK Breast Cancer Campaign.