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Postdoctoral position as posted on PostdocJobs.com:

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We seek an individual interested in 
developing a mouse gene knockout of the 
novel lacrimal-specific human mitogen, 
�lacritin' (Sanghi et al, J. Mol. Biol. 310:127�
139, 2001; cover article). The recently cDNA 
cloned factor is both an autocrine enhancer of 
lacrimal secretion, and a downstream 
mitogen via an EGF-like signaling pathway(s) 
involving calcium and tyrosine 
phosphorylation but lacking involvement of 
Erk1/Erk2. Both lacritin expression and cell 
types responsive to lacritin are very restricted. 
The complete gene is relatively small.

A background in pneoflox8 target vector 
construction and/or homologous 
recombination technology is required.

The Laurie lab seeks to give students and 
postdocs the opportunity to develop into 
independent scientists by providing the 
freedom to explore state-of-the-art science in 
a highly collaborative institutional environment 
that is well-funded. 

The University of Virginia is ranked as the #2 
US public university (behind UC Berkeley). 
This position is located in the Department of 
Cell Biology, ranked #4 nationally by the NIH.


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