Position Opening

Postdoctoral Position—Zebrafish Model for Heart Diseases

An NIH-funded post-doctoral fellow position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Xiaolei Xu. The successful applicant will join a team that is taking a genetic and genomic approach to study the molecular mechanisms of heart failure and congenital heart diseases using zebrafish as an animal model. The project will start with cloning and characterizing cardiac mutants from a collection of 45 embryonic lethal mutants that have been identified from a transposon-based insertional mutagenesis screen. Applications are invited from candidates who have a background in developmental biology with strong molecular biology skills. Qualified candidates must be self-motivated and have a strong commitment to basic research. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is a not-for-profit organization that integrates basic research with clinical practices. Mayo offers an attractive benefit package. Salary will be highly competitive.

Further enquires regarding the scope and detail of the project should be addressed to: xu.xiaolei@mayo.edu or visit http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/zebrafish/. Applications, including curriculum vitae and bibliography, summary of past accomplishments and future plan, and the names of three references, should be sent to:

Xiaolei Xu, PhD.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Stabile 4-10
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN USA 55905
E-mail: xu.xiaolei@mayo.edu