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  <id type="integer">100830</id>
  <reference-id>182569</reference-id>
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  <source>Naturejobs.com - Ecommerce</source>
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  <application-email>jean-Yves.Masson@crhdq.ulaval.ca</application-email>
  <application-url>http://www.crhdq.ulaval.ca/chercheur/masson</application-url>
  <employer-name>Laval University Cancer Research Center</employer-name>
  <company-name>Laval University Cancer Research Center</company-name>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[I have an opening for a PhD student in DNA double-strand break repair and genomic stability. All organisms can suffer DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), during meiosis, during DNA replication as elongating forks stall or collapse, or as a consequence of treatment with DNA damaging agents such as IR or MMC. If left unrepaired, the consequences for genomic stability would be disastrous, resulting in chromosomal deletions and translocations leading to apoptosis or carcinogenesis. It is becoming increasingly clear that tumour formation can be triggered by mutations in genes involved in the surveillance of the genome integrity such as MRE11, FANCD2, and RAD51. The laboratory studies mainly the repair of DNA double-strand break repair by homologous recombination at the biochemical, cellular and genetic level in mitosis and meiosis.

For more information about our research program, please visit the website: www.crhdq.ulaval.ca/chercheur/masson and the following references: (Science. 303: 243-6 (2004); Genes and Development 19:671-6 (2005); EMBO J. 25:222-31 (2006), Nucleic Acids Res. 35:2719-33 (2007), Molecular and Cellular Biology 28:3058-69 (2008), Current Biology 18:1142-6 (2008)). The Laval University Cancer Research Center is located in old Quebec city.

Applicants should have a MSc degree in relevant fields of biochemistry or molecular biology or a related field. Applicants should be highly motivated for basic biomedical research and have good communication and writing skills in English. Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae including previous publications and two reference by E-mail.]]>
  </description>
  <location>Quebec city, CANADA</location>
  <title>PhD student position </title>
  <created-on type="datetime">Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:44:06 -0400</created-on>
  <expires-on type="datetime">Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</expires-on>
  <url>http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/100830-PhD-student-position</url>
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