Department of Psychology; Neuroscience And Behavio
Health Informatics And Implementation Science
Biostatistics And Health Services Research
A postdoc position is available to study circadian rhythms in Drosophila. Contact Patrick Emery (patrick.emery@umassmed.edu).
Biological clocks play an essential role in the temporal organization of animal physiology and behavior. We combine the powerful genetics of Drosophila with molecular, cell culture and behavioral approaches to obtain a comprehensive view of the mechanisms regulating circadian clocks and one of their critical output: sleep. We also now study the mechanisms enabling marine organisms to anticipate tides. Indeed, we have developed a model organism to study circatidal rhythms: Parhyale hawaiensis. Rotation projects could for example focus on characterizing new candudate post-transcriptional regulators of circadian rhythms, the role of glial genes in the control of sleep, or studying the molecular mechanisms of circatidal clocks.
Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair III
Please email Kate.Fitzgerald@umassmed.edu if you are interested in rotations.
H. Arthur Smith Chair in Cancer Research
Rotation Projects Laboratory rotations are available to study signal mammalian transduction mechanisms. Several projects are available, including studies of protein kinase cascades, gene expression, the cell cycle, and apoptosis. Targeted gene disruption approaches in mice combined with biochemical and molecular biology studies will be examined.
Immediate opening! Two postdoctoral positions are available immediately to study cellular andmolecular mechanisms resulting in immunosuppression after alcohol use. Thefocus of this research is the role of monocytes and dendritic cells indecreased antigen-specific T cell activation after alcohol use.Intracellular signalling mechanisms resulting in decreased NF-kBactivation and inflammatory cytokine induction after acute alcoholconsumption are being investigated. Please contact Dr. Szabo for details.
Background for Student Rotation Projects <p >See Politz, Hogan and Pederson (2009) and Politz et al. (2005) in the above list. The novel microRNA work may be the most suitable for student rotations. Potential Rotation Projects <p >Are the nucleolar microRNAs pri-, pre- or mature? <p >Are they complexed with other nucleolar RNAs? <p >Do the cell cycle related proteins in the nucleolus exist as heterotypic complexes? <p >Does the nucleolus of human embryonic stem cells also share these features (which we have so far looked for, and found, only in transformed human cell lines)? <p >Can vanadium tagging be used to detect specific proteins by electron microscopy, perhaps exceeding the limitations of immuno-EM?
Please contact Dr. Imbalzano to discuss the possibility of a postdoctoral training.See lab research interests and publications for recent topics of research. http://www.umassmed.edu/imbalzanolab/ http://www.umassmed.edu/imbalzanolab/publications/
Please contact Dr. Imbalzano to discuss the possibility of a rotation project. Rotation projects are generally based on current work and tailored to the interests of the student. See lab research interests and publications for recent topics. http://www.umassmed.edu/imbalzanolab/ http://www.umassmed.edu/imbalzanolab/publications/
Arthur F. Koskinas Chair in Neuroscience
Many rotation projects are available so please inquire.
Herman G. Berkman Chair in Diabetes Care Innovation
A rotation project focusing on neuronal processing in alcohol-naive and binge alcohol drinking mice is available
Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Dr. Ghasemi completed his adult neurology residency training (2014-2018) at UMass Medical Center and fellowship training in neuromuscular disorders (2018-2019) at Mass General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH), and more recently graduated from Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health (2021) with master’s degree in public health (MPH). He focuses on neuromuscular diseases.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
Emergency Medicine at UMass Chan - Baystate
Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences at UMass Chan - Baystate
Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair I
Joseph D. Early Chair in Biomedical Research