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POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE - May 2009
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An NIH-funded postdoctoral associate position is available in the Kissinger Research Group to study the evolution of the apicomplexan genome. The Apicomplexa are a phylum of unicellular eukaryotic parasitic organisms that are responsible for some of the world's worst diseases, like malaria. >20 genome sequences are available and more are in progress. Evolution of these genomes is dominated by differential gene loss and also gene acquisition via intracellular and lateral gene transfer. Research experience in molecular biology, molecular evolution, genomics, or bioinformatics is required. An ability to work in some flavor of UNIX and program in PERL or JAVA is preferred but not required. Experience with protists is a plus, but not required. Our group offers an interactive environment for research training. We are a highly interdisciplinary research group with interests ranging from wet lab studies of gene expression to the development of tools for the efficient integration of diverse genomic and functional genomic data types. The University of Georgia has an Institute of Bioinformatics and a centralized Research Computing Center with several powerful computer clusters. For more information about our research group, please visit: http://mango.ctegd.uga.edu/jkissingLab/ Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae and the name and address of three references to: Dr. Jessica Kissinger University of Georgia 500 D. W. Brooks Drive Rm 370 Paul D. Coverdell Center Athens, GA 30602-7399 or email to jkissing@uga.edu. Selected Publications Kuo, C-H, Wares, J.P. and J.C. Kissinger. The Apicomplexan whole genome phylogeny: an analysis of incongruence among trees Mol Biol Evol. 2008 Sep 26. Kuo, C.H and J.C. Kissinger. Consistent and contrasting properties of lineage-specific gene in the apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium and Theileria. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:108 Mullapudi, N., Lancto, C., Abrahamsen, M., Kissinger, J.C. (2007) Identification of putative cis-regulatory elements in Cryptosporidium parvum by de novo pattern finding. BMC Genomics 2007, 8:13 |
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