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Seeking a highly-motivated Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Carol Witczak in the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The goal of the Witczak Lab is to identify the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control skeletal muscle glucose and protein metabolism. The selected candidate will participate in a team working with mouse models of type 2 diabetes or exercise, surgical techniques to alter gene expression or muscle size, radioactive and non-radioactive metabolic tracer studies, as well as a variety of biochemical and molecular biology assays (e.g. immunoblots, PCR, enzyme activity, etc). The ideal person will be curious, able to work independently, but also in close consultation with the Principal Investigator as well as other laboratory personnel.

Duties and responsibilities:

Develop and conduct scientific research experiments with mouse models, initially with supervision and then progressively towards independent work. These experiments include but are not limited to:

-Conventional PCR genotyping and mouse colony management
-Mammalian cell culture
-In vivo glycemic and metabolic experiments -Ex vivo muscle metabolic assays
-RT-PCR, immunoblots, immunoprecipitation, kinase activity assays
-Accurately document research findings for use in scientific publications and grant submission.
-Participate in the writing of scientific publications and grant submissions.
-Participate in research group meetings within the Indiana University School of Medicine.

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