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Postdoctoral position to study blood vessel morphogenesis

Posted by , on 19 October 2018

Closing Date: 15 March 2021

A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Sophie Astrof at Rutgers University to study roles of cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions in cardiovascular development and congenital heart disease. We have recently discovered that progenitors within the second heart field (SHF) give rise to endothelial cells composing pharyngeal arch arteries (Dev Biol 421:102–111, 2017). Projects in the lab focus on the role of ECM in regulating the development of SHF-derived progenitors into endothelial cells and their morphogenesis into blood vessels. The successful candidate will combine genetic manipulation, embryology, cell biology, and confocal imaging to study molecular mechanisms by which cell-ECM interactions and tissue microenvironment regulate cardiovascular development. Additional projects focus on the investigation of cell type-specific and cell-autonomous functions of fibronectin in development and signaling (Development 143:88-100, 2016). Interested candidates should send their CV and the names of three references to Sophie.astrof@rutgers.edu

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