Post-Graduate Training Opportunities

Extensive research opportunities are available for post-doctoral fellows and medical residents in the Department of Cell Biology. A number of senior scientists pursue sabbatical research in laboratories of departmental investigators. Although post-graduates usually devote full time to research, opportunities are available for participation in medical and graduate course teaching. Many post-doctoral fellows in the Department of Cell Biology have been awarded highly competitive fellowships from the National Institutes of Health and numerous private foundations. In the course of post-doctoral training, the department provides a prime environment for: gaining experience in a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art cellular and molecular experimental approaches; presenting findings in informal groups, research seminars and at national meetings; and interacting with other laboratories and industry-related groups.

Postdoctoral Training in Cell Biology

Cell Biology is currently recruiting postdoctoral fellows in these laboratories. Specific information about current laboratory interests and how to contact faculty about positions currently available is available on the web pages of each member of the faculty:

Currently there are 18 labs advertising postdoctoral openings:

Primary Faculty


Dr. Athena Andreadis

Genetic Causes of Abnormal Brain Development 

Dr. Zheng-Zheng Bao

Vertebrate neural development: establishment of neuronal network 

Dr. Roger Craig

Molecular Structure, Dynamics, and Contractile Mechanism of Muscle 

Dr. Jane Lian

Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Skeletal Development and Metastasis of Cancer Cells to Bone 

Dr. Elizabeth Luna

Membrane Skeleton Dynamics, Motility, Adhesion, Signal Transduction 

Dr. Jeffrey Nickerson

Nuclear Architecture and Gene Expression 

Dr. Gerald Schwarting

Axon Guidance in the Developing Olfactory System 

Dr. Greenfield Sluder

Mitosis 

Dr. Jie Song

Synthetic extracellular matrix analogs for guiding the repair and regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues 

Dr. Gary Stein

Regulation of Cell Cycle and Tissue-Specific Genes Controlling Proliferation and Differentiation in Biological Control and Cancer 

Dr. Hong Zhang

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Joint Appointments


Dr. Lucia Languino

Integrin and growth factor receptor signaling in cancer. 


Affiliated Faculty


Dr. Andrew Fischer

Director of Cytopathology 

Dr. Tony Ip

Regulatory mechanisms in Drosophila innate immunity 

Dr. Daniel Kilpatrick

Transcriptional Control of Neurogenesis 

Dr. Craig Mello

Regulation of gene expression during early embryogenesis in C. elegans 

Dr. Yu-Li Wang

The Mechanism of Cell Migration and Cell Division 

Dr. Zuoshang Xu

Mechanism and therapy of neurodegenerative diseases 

Follow the instructions on the page in question to apply or get additional information on these openings.