Postdoctoral Researcher in Imprinting, Medical and Molecular Genetics, King’s College London, UK

The Epigenetics Group has an interest in addressing the molecular basis of epigenetic gene regulation specifically relating to imprinting. This project will use molecular biology techniques to test the imprinting status and methylation dependence of novel imprinted retrogenes and their host genes predicted from a bioinformatics screen. The applicant will delineate features that define imprinted retrogenes as predictive tools and investigate the mechanisms and functional aspects of selected imprinted retrogenes and their host genes.

We seek to appoint an experienced geneticist/biologist to contribute to molecular genetic studies that will extend our understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms regulating imprinted retrogenes, examine their evolution and investigate their function in mammalian development. The appointee will play a role in the design and execution of these studies.

Contact:
Rebecca Oakey: rebecca.oakey[ at ]kcl.ac.uk

Closing date: 20 January 2009