From owner-dros@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Fri Dec 21 18:06:33 2001 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EB9317A93 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:06:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DBD417AFE for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:06:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 6020) id CC5F117A93; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:06:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5763717AF4 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:54:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 60001) id CD17117A69; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:54:01 +0000 (GMT) To: bionet-drosophila@net.bio.net From: mbyhsun@ccvax.sinica.edu.tw (Henry Sun) Newsgroups: bionet.drosophila Subject: Postdoc position/Taiwan/fly development Organization: BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre Message-ID: <019c01c18a06$b36b6000$fe226d8c@n415l2> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0199_01C18A49.C118FAD0" X-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37D4E17A82; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:53:53 +0000 (GMT) X-Received: from ccvax.sinica.edu.tw (ccvax.sinica.edu.tw [140.109.4.15]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ABCE17A99; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:53:40 +0000 (GMT) X-Received: from n415l2 ([140.109.34.254]) by ccvax.sinica.edu.tw (PMDF V5.2-32 #39191) with SMTP id <01KC4ZU3BVGQ000ID5@ccvax.sinica.edu.tw>; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 17:43:21 +0800 X-To: biojobs@net.bio.net, dros@net.bio.net X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:06:24 +0000 (GMT) Sender: owner-dros@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0199_01C18A49.C118FAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="big5" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Postdoc position open in Drosophila development - Taiwan=20 A postdoc position is available to study the molecular mechanism = controlling eye development in Drosophila. The project will be to (1) = identify new regulatory genes involved in the specification of eye = development, and/or (2) to study the genetic/molecular/biochemical = relationship of several nuclear regulators for eye development. The = project is supported by a five-year Frontier Science Grant from the = National Science Council. =20 Applicant should have a strong background in genetics and/or molecular = biology. Experience in protein biochemistry will also be highly = appreciated. Applicants=20 should send a C.V. or resume and statement of interests and experience = to Dr. Y. Henry Sun, Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, = Nankang, Taipei, 11529 Taiwan (FAX: 886-2-2782-6085) or e-mail to = mbyhsun@ccvax.sinica.edu.tw.=20 =20 The Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) of Academia Sinica is a = government research institution. It is very well supported, equipped = with modern research instruments, and provides an international research = environment. More than 20 international postdocs are now working in IMB. = English is used for institutional seminars and in our lab meeting. = Taipei is a friendly city for foreigners. =20 Recent publications from the lab: Sun et al., (1995) white as a reporter gene to detect transcriptional = silencers specifying position-specific gene expression during Drosophila = melanogaster eye development. Genetics 141:1075-1086.=20 Tsai et al., (1997) Gypsy retrotransposon as a tool for the in vivo = analysis of the regulatory region of the optomotor-blind gene in = Drosophila Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94: 3837-3841.=20 Pai et al.,. (1998) The Homothorax homeoprotein activates nuclear = localization of another homeoprotein, Extradenticle, and suppresses eye = development in Drosophila. Genes & Dev. 12: 435-446.=20 Yao et al., (1999) A common mechanism for antenna-to-leg transformation = in Drosophila: suppression of hth transcription by four HOM-C genes. = Dev. Biol., 211:268-276.=20 Jaw et al., (2000) Direct interaction of two homeoproteins, Homothorax = and Extradenticle, is essential for EXD nuclear localization and = function. Mech. Dev., 91:279-291. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0199_01C18A49.C118FAD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="big5" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

Postdoc position open in = Drosophila=20 development - Taiwan

A postdoc position is available to = study the=20 molecular mechanism controlling eye development in Drosophila. The = project will=20 be to (1) identify new regulatory genes involved in the specification of = eye=20 development, and/or (2) to study the genetic/molecular/biochemical = relationship=20 of several nuclear regulators for eye development. The project is = supported by a=20 five-year Frontier Science Grant from the National Science=20 Council.

 

Applicant should have a strong = background in=20 genetics and/or molecular biology. Experience in protein biochemistry = will also=20 be highly appreciated. Applicants
should send a C.V. or resume and = statement=20 of interests and experience to Dr. Y. Henry Sun, Institute of Molecular = Biology,=20 Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 11529 Taiwan (FAX: 886-2-2782-6085) or = e-mail=20 to mbyhsun@ccvax.sinica.edu.tw.

 

The Institute of Molecular Biology = (IMB) of=20 Academia Sinica is a government research institution. It is very well = supported,=20 equipped with modern research instruments, and provides an international = research environment. More than 20 international postdocs are now = working in=20 IMB. English is used for institutional seminars and in our lab meeting. = Taipei=20 is a friendly city for foreigners.

 

Recent publications from the lab:

Sun et al., (1995) white as a reporter gene to = detect=20 transcriptional silencers specifying position-specific gene expression = during Drosophila melanogaster eye = development.=20 Genetics 141:1075-1086.=20

Tsai et al., (1997) Gypsy retrotransposon as a = tool for=20 the in vivo analysis of the = regulatory region of the optomotor-blind=20 gene in Drosophila Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. = U.S.A. 94:=20 3837-3841.

Pai et al.,. (1998) The Homothorax homeoprotein = activates=20 nuclear localization of another homeoprotein, Extradenticle, and = suppresses eye=20 development in Drosophila. = Genes & Dev. 12: = 435-446.=20

Yao et al., (1999) A common mechanism for = antenna-to-leg=20 transformation in Drosophila:=20 suppression of hth = transcription by=20 four HOM-C genes. Dev. Biol., 211:268-276.=20

Jaw et al., (2000) Direct interaction of two=20 homeoproteins, Homothorax and Extradenticle, is essential for EXD = nuclear=20 localization and function. Mech. Dev.,=20 91:279-291.

 

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