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  <id type="integer">115944</id>
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  <source>Naturejobs.com - Ecommerce</source>
  <company-url>http://www.scripps.edu/</company-url>
  <employer-url>http://www.scripps.edu/</employer-url>
  <application-email>ksauer@scripps.edu</application-email>
  <application-url>http://www.scripps.edu/ims/sauer/</application-url>
  <employer-name>The Scripps Research Institute</employer-name>
  <company-name>The Scripps Research Institute</company-name>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[We are seeking an outstanding postdoctoral fellow with strong expertise in cellular and molecular immunology and an excellent publication record in internationally renowned journals. The successful candidate will use our unique mouse models along with primary or tissue culture cell based assays to analyze the functions and molecular mechanisms of action of novel genes that we identified in forward genetic screens in mice, or in cell-based RNAi-screens, and hypothesize to be important for immunocyte development or function. In particular, the candidate will investigate the functions of selected genes in swine-flu or LCMV infections and pathology. For more details, see *_Science_* 316, 886-889 (2007), *_Molecular Cell_* 33, 43-52
(2009) and www.scripps.edu/ims/sauer.

*Requirements:* Substantial expertise in relevant techniques, including analyses of responses to virus infections (LCMV, Influenza etc.) in mouse models, analyses of immune system development or peripheral lymphocyte function in mouse models, RNAi studies in mice or tissue culture cells,
retro- and lentiviral transduction techniques, biochemistry, in vivo and in vitro assays for CD4 effector/memory T cell, TH1/2/17, Treg or cytotoxic CD8 T cell function. Strong expertise in analyzing cytokine, effector and memory responses to chronic or acute viral infections will be a particular advantage. 

In addition to outstanding scientific credentials, very strong work ethics and a proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision, the successful candidate will have a pleasant, friendly personality and enjoy working in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary but focused academic team environment. S/he will have an excellent, fluent oral and written command of the English language and enjoy to actively participate in scientific discussions in a challenging and stimulating, leading research environment.
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  </description>
  <location>N Torrey Pines Rd, San Diego, CA, USA</location>
  <title>Postdoctoral Fellow in Immunology</title>
  <created-on type="datetime">Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:40:41 -0400</created-on>
  <expires-on type="datetime">Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</expires-on>
  <url>http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/115944-Postdoctoral-Fellow-in-Immunology</url>
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