Program in Gene Function and Expression

Postdoctoral Positions

Postdoctoral positions are available for research training with faculty members in the Program in Gene Function and Expression at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The research groups in this newly formed Program are highly inter-disciplinary, interactive and collaborative. The permanent laboratories for the Program are housed in a state-of-the-art, new 340,000 sq ft research building.

Postdoctoral Training in Program in Gene Function and Expression

Program in Gene Function and Expression 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 11 labs advertising postdoctoral openings:

Primary Faculty


Dr. Usha Acharya

Molecular Genetics of Lipid Metabolism and Signaling 

Dr. Ingolf Bach

Neuronal Cell Fate Specification 

Dr. Victor Boyartchuk

Studies of the Genetic Factors Controlling Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases using Animal Model Systems 

Dr. Michael Brodsky

Drosophila p53 and DNA Damage-Induced Apoptosis 

Dr. Lucio Castilla

Genetics of Leukemia, Mouse Models 

Dr. Heinrich Gottlinger

Molecular Biology of HIV-1 

Dr. Michael Green

Eukaryotic Gene Regulation and Cancer Molecular Biology 

Dr. Fumihiko Urano

Role of ER Stress in Diabetes and Aging 

Dr. Marian Walhout

Mapping Transcription Regulatory Circuits in the Nematode C. elegans 

Dr. Yong-Xu Wang

Transcriptional Control of Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Diseases by the Nuclear Receptor PPAR Subfamily 


Affiliated Faculty


Dr. Rossella Tupler

Molecular Pathogenesis of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy 

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