POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS - Molecular Biology
The Center for Dementia Research of the Nathan Kline Institute, an affiliate of New York University School of Medicine

The Center for Dementia Research of the Nathan Kline Institute, an affiliate of New York University School of Medicine, invites applications from highly motivated individuals with a strong background in molecular biology or neuroscience to investigate disease mechanisms in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.  Unique research and training opportunities are available to combine molecular, genetic, morphologic, and in vivo imaging approaches in a multidisciplinary setting.  Research involves development and characterization of new transgenic and knockout mice modeling disease-related abnormalities of protease and vesicular trafficking leading to altered protein processing and neuronal cell death.  These studies use a broad range of molecular, cell biological, and morphological techniques.  NKI is located 12 miles north of the GW Bridge on the 150-acre campus of Rockland Psychiatric Center.  Send resume, statement of research interests, and a list of 3 references to Ralph A. Nixon, Ph.D., M.D., Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, 140 Old Orangeburg Rd., Orangeburg, NY 10962; Fax: 845-398-5422; e-mail: cdrinfo@nki.rfmh.org

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