A postdoctoral position is currently available, in the laboratory of Dr. David L. Spector at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, for a highly motivated outstanding individual to study Long Non-Coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Pluripotency and Differentiation. LncRNAs are an exciting class of of RNA molecules among which very few have thus far been functionally characterized in depth. We performed an RNA-seq screen in mouse embryonic stem cells and neural progenitor cells and identified differentially expressed lncRNAs. The proposed studies will build upon these findings and use innovative methods to interrogate the functional role of specific lncRNAs in pluripotency, differentiation, and disease. This knowledge will lead to new potential opportunities in regulating these processes to influence differentiation and impact reprogramming. Spector Lab

Selected publications:

Sunwoo,H., Dinger,M.E., Wilusz, J.E., Amaral, P.P., Mattick, J.S. and Spector, D.L.  2009. MEN e/b nuclear retained non-coding RNAs are up-regulated upon muscle differentiation and are essential components of paraspeckles. Genome Research 19, 347-359.

Bergmann, J.H. and Spector, D.L. 2014. Long non-coding RNAs: modulators of nuclear structure and function. Current Opinion in Cell Biology 26, 10-18.

Hazra, R., Brine, L., Garcia, L., Benz, B., Chirathivat, N., Shen, M.M., Wilkinson, J.E., Lyons, S.K., and Spector, D.L. 2022. Platr4 is an early embryonic lncRNA that exerts its function downstream on cardiogenic mesodermal lineage commitment.  Dev. Cell 57, 2450-2468.

Hazra, R. and Spector, D.L. 2022. Simultaneous visualization of long non-coding RNAs and proteins in whole-mount mouse preimplantation embryos using single-molecule fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunofluorescence microscopy. Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 10:986261. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.986261.

Candidates must have (or soon receive) a PhD degree. Experience in mouse embryonic stem cell culturing and differentiation, genomic analysis, molecular biology, CRISPR-based approaches, and mouse models is a plus.

How to Apply:  Interested individuals within one year of having received their Ph.D. should send their CV, a statement of research accomplishments and interest in this position, and the names of 3 references to Dr. David L. Spector (spector@cshl.edu). In addition, please submit an online application here:Postdoc-Spector Lab  Position 01698.

Environment
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned biomedical research institution in New York. It has shaped contemporary biomedical research and is the home of eight Nobel Prize laureates. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory provides a highly dynamic and interactive research environment and also a unique opportunity of timely exposure to advances in various biomedical research fields and of interaction with a broad range of researchers from all over the world through its renowned Meetings and Courses program. We believe that science is for everyone and our researchers have a wide variety of backgrounds.  
 
Compensation & Benefits
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