Posting Details
Position Details
Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
Position Summary
The Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine is seeking applicants at the Postdoctoral Fellow level. The Ware lab investigates the genetic and developmental basis of pediatric heart disease. We analyze genetic variation in samples from patients with congenital heart defects and utilize mouse Xenopus and cell-based models to assess these variants. Our lab also uses these models to study genes previously linked to congenital cardiac defects with a particular focus on left-right patterning genes.
IU School of Medicine is committed to being a welcoming campus community and we seek candidates whose research, teaching, and community engagement efforts contribute to robust learning and working environments for all students, staff, and faculty. We invite individuals who will join us in our mission to improve health equity and well-being for all throughout the state of Indiana.
Applications will be received until the position is filled.
Stephanie Ware, MD, PhD https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/22816/ware-stephanie is the Chair of the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics as well as the program leader of the Cardiovascular Genetics Program within the Wells Center of Pediatric Research. Her long-term research goal is to identify causes of congenital heart defects.
Basic Qualifications
The successful candidates must have a Ph.D. degree with a strong research background in genetics and/or developmental biology. Candidates should have experience with mouse or Xenopus models and molecular biology techniques. Experience collecting and processing mouse embryos, particularly at early stages of development, is highly desirable. Experience with cell culture, immunofluorescence, or in situ hybridization would be considered a plus.
Department Contact for Questions
Questions related to this job posting can be directed to Maria Padua at mpadua@iu.edu.
Additional Qualifications
The candidates must be self-motivated, well-organized, and comfortable mentoring graduate students in basic techniques. A successful candidate must have experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data and will be expected to participate in manuscript preparation and grant development. It is highly desirable for the holders of this position to develop research projects with strong potential for long-term NIH funding and to have demonstrated the ability to collaborate with others.
Example Publications
• Congenital heart defects caused by FOXJ1: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37158461 • Loss of Zic3 impairs planar cell polarity leading to abnormal left-right signaling heart defects and neural tube defects: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34274973
Special Instructions
Priority Application Review Deadline: Expected Expected Start Date: Posting Number: IUSM-02353-2026
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