We are looking for postdoc candidates with experience in cancer biology, mouse models and genome-engineering. Please email CV and 3 letters of recommendation to Wen.Xue@umassmed.edu.
Our lab uses CRISPR tools to speed up cancer gene discovery and disease gene repair. Rotation projects are available to explore experimental techniques such as molecular cloning of CRISPR plasmids, measuring genome-editing efficiency, dissecting mice, and processing of mouse tumor/tissue for histology.
Health Informatics And Implementation Science
Biostatistics And Health Services Research
Cutler Chair in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Potential Rotation Projects Proteostasis regulators, HSF1, HSP70 and HSP90 in liver disease: Determine the expression and function in different cell types of the liver during acute and chronic liver injury using in vivo and in vitro models. Subsequently, we will test the relevance of the expression of these proteins in activation of intracellular signaling molecules involved in induction of fatty liver, inflammation and fibrosis. Role of chemokines in liver disease: CC-chemokines particularly CCL2/MCP-1, is significantly increased in serum as well as in the liver parenchyma in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. We test the role of MCP-1 in induction of fatty acid synthesis or metabolism and inflammation in the alcoholic liver. Our studies will also investigate the role of MCP-1 directed migration of immune cells in the liver contributing to injury.
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.
Arthur F. and Helen P. Koskinas Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
Herman G. Berkman Chair in Diabetes Care Innovation
George F. Booth Chair in the Basic Sciences
Joseph M. Streeter and Mary Streeter DeFeudis Chair in Surgery
Richard M. Haidack Professor in Medicine
Dr. John Meyers Professor in Primary Care Medicine
Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology
Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences at UMass Chan - Baystate
Jack M. Wilson Chair in Biomedical Research
Joseph D. Early Chair in Biomedical Research
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