A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. David Langenau at the Department of Molecular Pathology at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. As part of the dynamic network of researchers in both the Department of Molecular Pathology and the Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, these individuals will be integrated into both the medical and research community.

Projects will center on defining pathways involved in self-renewal of cancer stem cells in a novel, zebrafish transgenic model of leukemia. High throughput cell transplantation of tumor cells and cross-species array profiling will be utilized to study conserved genetic programs that alter self-renewal and are responsible for maintenance of cancer stem cells. Dr. Langenau’s research interests are best summarized in the following manuscripts (Langenau et al, Genes Dev. 2007 Jun 1;21(11):1382-95; Langenau et al., Oncogene 2008; and Langenau et al, Science. 2003 Feb 7;299(5608):887-90).

Candidates must have a Ph.D. and/or M.D, or equivalent. Priority will be given to qualified candidates with a strong background in zebrafish genetics, developmental biology, stem cell biology, and/or cancer-related research. Competitive applicants will have a proven track record in terms of publications and independent funding.

If interested, please send a resume and 3 letters of references of to dlangenau@partners.org . Positions are available beginning March 1st, 2008. For additional information please contact me directly or visit our laboratory website (www.Langenaulab.com)