Postdoctoral Position at the NIH, Drug-Induced Liver Disease (Summer 2008)

A postdoctoral position is available for research training to study the role of cytokines and other factors in regulating susceptibility of patients to drug-induced liver diseases (DILD) that are mediated by toxic metabolites and cells of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Genomic, proteomic, bioinformatic, and systems methods as well as transgenic animal models are used to discover risk factors and elucidate their molecular and cellular signaling pathways that control the incidence and severity of DILD. Our long term goals are to translate our findings into new approaches for identifying patients who are susceptible to DILD and designing safer drugs and treatments for DILD.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or M.D. with less than five years of postdoctoral experience, and a strong background in liver pathology, toxicology, drug metabolism, immunology, and/or systems biology. Interested individuals should submit a letter of research interest, curriculum vitae, and names and e-mail addresses of three references to:

Lance R. Pohl, Pharm.D., Ph.D.,
Chief, Molecular and Cellular Toxicology Section
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, NHLBI, NIH
Email: pohll@mail.nih.gov
Website: http://dir.nhlbi.nih.gov/labs/lmi/mct/

Stipend ranges from $43,000 to $57,000 depending on experience and publication record and healthcare insurance is included.

DHHS and NIH are Equal Opportunity Employers.

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