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Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology (Job ID #160509)
College of Medicine
Postdoc Res Assoc
Chicago
06/16/2022

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities in Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology

NIH/NHLBI T32

University of Illinois at Chicago

College of Medicine

Department of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine

 

 

The University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago invites applications for postdoctoral fellowship positions in regenerative medicine, stem cell biology, developing organoids, novel approaches to treating inflammatory diseases, drug discovery, nanotechnology, cell mechanics, learned immunity to target cancer, genetic models of diseases, and Covid-19 therapies for appointment on our T32 Postdoctoral Training Program. Trainees will be matched with an appropriate faculty mentor for their postdoctoral training. This program provides up to 3-years of state-of-the-art research training, stipend at NIH-levels, and funding for conference travel.

This program, currently in its 28th year, was borne out of our commitment to providing research training opportunities. Our pre-eminent goal is to provide state-of-the-art research training for an outstanding group of predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees.

Qualifications: A PhD, MD, PharmD, or MD/PhD degree is required. Experience with biomedical research is also highly desirable. Competitive candidates will have a publication record and excellent communication skills. Due to NIH regulations, candidates must be US citizens or permanent residents.

For further eligibility requirements, please refer to the NIH guidelines for training grant appointments: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2012/nihgps_ch11.htm

To Apply: For fullest consideration, qualified candidates should submit their curriculum vitae electronically to Dr. Amelia Mutso at amutso@uic.edu.   

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