Post-Doctoral Fellowship Position

The Madrenas laboratory has one fellowship opening for an individual in the early stages of postdoctoral training. The position is to study novel early and late regulatory mechanisms of human TCR signaling and T lymphocyte activation, both in vitro and in vivo, using cutting-edge genetic, biochemical, and pharmacological approaches. Recent publications representative of our work are: J Exp Med 195: 1337, 2002; Mol Cell Biol 23: 8042, 2003; Immunity 18: 459, 2003; J Immunol 172: 222, 2004; J Immunol 172: 5948, 2004.

We provide competitive salary and excellent benefits in a rewarding and multidisciplinary environment. If interested, please send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research accomplishments and career goals, and the names of three references (including telephone and email) to:

Dr. J. Madrenas
Robarts Research Institute,
P.O. Box 5015,
100 Perth Drive,
London, Ontario,
N6A 5K8, Canada
madrenas@robarts.ca

Positions to Pursue -- PhD in Immunology

The Madrenas laboratory has two openings for individuals interested in pursuing a PhD program in Immunology, specifically in the areas of regulation of immune cell activation. Our research programs provide an excellent environment for learning and discovery in cutting edge research areas (signal transduction, molecular Immunology, Immunogenetics, Cell Biology, Biochemistry) and technology (advanced protein biochemistry, structural and molecular biology, confocal microscopy, genomics, proteomics). Recent publications representative of our work are: J Exp Med 195: 1337, 2002; Mol Cell Biol 23: 8042, 2003; Immunity 18: 459, 2003; J Immunol 172: 222, 2004; J Immunol 172: 5948, 2004.

The applicants should be recent graduates with superior academic achievement, and eligible for admission in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Western Ontario. If interested, please send a curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts, and the names of three references (including telephone and email) to:

Dr. J. Madrenas, M.D., Ph.D.
Canada Research Chair in Transplantation and Immunobiology
The University of Western Ontario
Head of Immunology, Robarts Research Institute
Director, FOCIS Centre for Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapeutics
Room 2.05, P.O. Box 5015
100 Perth Drive
London, Ontario,
N6A 5K8
Canada

Phone: (519) 663-5777, ext. 34242
FAX: (519) 663-3443

http://www.robarts.ca/madrenas