POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Description: Highly motivated and independent
individual to work in the areas of genome instability and repeat expansion diseases.

website
http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/mirkin/

Requirements: Successful candidate should have a
Ph.D. and a strong background in molecular biology
and/or genetics. Experience in studies of DNA
replication, recombination, and/or transcription in
yeast or mammalian cells would be desirable. Areas
of laboratory focus include the mechanisms of the
instability of DNA repeats, which are responsible for hereditary disorders in humans, and the role of interplay between DNA replication and transcription in genome organization.
Send a cover letter detailing both your scientific
experience and your interest in this position, curriculum
vitae, and contact information for three references
to:
Professor Sergei M. Mirkin
White Family Chair in Biology
Tufts University
Biology, Barnum 101B
Medford, MA 02155
or e-mail: sergei.mirkin@tufts.edu.