From owner-dros@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Thu Mar 28 13:44:04 2002 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E22017AFF for ; Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:44:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6110A17A60 for ; Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:43:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix, from userid 6020) id 2C04C17AFF; Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:43:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7877B17AB9 for ; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:14:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.virginia.edu (mail.Virginia.EDU [128.143.2.9]) by mercury.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 6F9F317A5B for ; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:14:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from murdoch.acc.virginia.edu by mail.virginia.edu id aa18417; 27 Mar 2002 14:14 EST Received: (from news@localhost) by murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA05494 for bionet-drosophila@net.bio.net; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:14:52 -0500 (EST) To: bionet-drosophila@net.bio.net From: Paul Adler Newsgroups: bionet.drosophila Subject: postdoc position Organization: University of Virginia Message-ID: X-Trace: murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU 1017256491 5492 128.143.174.71 (27 Mar 2002 19:14:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@virginia.edu NNTP-Posting-Date: 27 Mar 2002 19:14:51 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 13:43:54 +0000 (GMT) Sender: owner-dros@hgmp.mrc.ac.uk Precedence: bulk An NIH funded postdoctoral position is available in Paul Adler's lab at the University of Virginia to study the function of the frizzled signaling/signal transduction pathway or the role of the tricornered kinase in the morphogenesis of epidermal cell extensions in Drosophila. Both pathways are known to impinge on the actin cytoskeleton, but the mechanisms involved are not well understood. A review of these topics can be found in Adler and Lee (2001), Current Opinion in Cell Biology 13:635-640. Additional references for work from our lab can be found at http://ww.minerva.acc.virginia.edu/~biology/Fac/Adler.html. Experience in molecular biology is essential. Experience with Drosophila would be helpful. The focus of the research will be to examine the function of additional genes in these processes. We have identified proteins that interact directly with Tricornered or either of two downstream members of the frizzled pathway in the wing. Both forward and reverse genetic approaches will be used to study the function of these candidate genes during morphogenesis in Drosophila. The University of Virginia is one of the leading public universities in the United States. It is located in Charlottesville, Virginia a small but cosmopolitan city about 2 hours south of Washington DC. Charlottesville is routinely ranked among the best places to live in the United States. Interested candidates should send a CV, a statement of research interests and the names of three references to Paul Adler (pna@virginia.edu). The position is available immediately. .