That is one of the first of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft funded research centers.
Rudolf Virchow Center / DFGForschungszentrum for Experimental Biomedicine, University
Wurzburg The Rudolf-Virchow-Center serves the exploration of key proteins that a central importance for understanding the origins, diagnosis and Treatment of disease. For a biochemical / structural biological community project we are looking for Doktoran.

The aim of the project is the analysis of protein-protein interactions and the structural characterization of the cytoskeleton-regulatory phosphatase Chronophin (Gohla et al., Nature Cell Biology, 2005) in the complex with new identified regulatory subunits.

The involvement in the Excellence Initiative of the DFG-funded graduate School of Life Sciences PhD students is the opportunity in specific courses both practical and theoretical knowledge of the laboratory work, to obtain. The body is temporary. Salary is according to TV-L. Severely Candidates will all things being essentially equal suitability preferred set.

Applications including the usual documents (certificates, curriculum vitae, a statement of two references and brief description of the biochemical knowledge) to send Please contact:

Prof. Dr.Antje Gohla (antje.gohla@virchow.uni-wuerzburg.de) or
Prof. Dr. Hermann Schindelin (hermann.schindelin@virchow.uni-wuerzburg.de)

Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine at the University of Würzburg,
Versbacher Str 9, 97078
Würzburg

In the Department of Hematology and Internal Oncology are at 1 September 2009 or later following full time positions to fill:

1 Post Doctoral Student / Postdoctoral
1 PhD / Doctoral Student
2 MTA / BTA

The funding is part of several of the DFG and the BMBF funded projects dealing with immunoregulatory. Operations after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation and Others employ and animal work. Knowledge in the areas Flow cytometry, immunohistology and molecular biology are Advantage, but not a requirement. The candidate / s should be special
Engagement, curiosity and interest above of experimental research work brought along.
Salary is according to TV-L. Handicapped persons with equal qualifications suitability and preference set.

Detailed applications (in writing or by e-mail) will be sent to:
Prof. Dr. Matthias Edinger
AG Immune Regulation
Universitätsklinikum Regensburg
Department of Hematology and Internal Oncology
Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11
93053 Regensburg
e-mail: matthias.edinger @ klinik.uni-regensburg.de

Who we are
At Roche, 80,000 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity, and on seeing each other’s differences as an advantage. To innovate healthcare, Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves. The headquarters in Basel is one of Roche’s largest sites. It is home to the Corporate Executive Committee, the Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics Divisions and the global business functions. Roche Basel also covers the entire business chain from research, development and production through to marketing. Over 8,000 people from more than 60 countries work at the site.

The Position
The successful candidate will support enhancing the technical repertoire of the mechanistic toxicology group by evaluation and further development of 3D-Liver Systems. He/she will work on the assessment and introduction of a new model system supplementing the in vitro toxicology test battery for the assessment of drug development candidates. The candidate will concentrate on experiments which include monitoring liver-specific functions to assess the relevancy of the 3D systems. A second task will be the evaluation of these new systems for toxicology experiments in comparison to established models (monolayer cell culture & in vivo experiments) by use of the most indicative and predictive end points. The candidate will work in a laboratory dedicated to molecular and biochemical toxicology testing. He/she will closely interact with affiliated non-clinical development functions (Toxicology, Drug Metabolism, Metabolic Diseases) as well as with the external partner providing the 3D systems.

Who you are
You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, and where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

Requirements include PhD/MD/MD-PhD with a focus on hepatology, liver physiology or related fields. Ideal candidates have experience in drug -induced liver toxicity in vivo with a demonstrated ability to perform in vitro assays using primary cultures. Knowledge of standard molecular and biochemical tools to be applied to cellular assays are expected.
Good oral and written communication capabilities in English are essential. Strong interpersonal skills, skills in collaborative problem solving and team interactions are required.
Job ID No.: 15702

Contact HR: M. Ceroni, Phone: +41 61 687 34 58
Contact Line: A.B. Roth, Phone: +41 61 688 33 15

The next step is yours. To apply online today or learn about other exciting positions,
please visit http://careers.roche.com

Your Challenge
Is to drive development efforts towards stem cell based products.

What we expect:
As a successful scientist (Ph.D. or similar) you have accumulated profound expertise in cell biology and preferentially stem cell biology. You have the proven ability to plan and execute complex experiments, adhere to project plans and work with a team towards a common goal.

You are a responsible individual thriving on independent thought and work, excel at team work and are capable of directing other team members. Lonza offers you the environment to translate your abilities into accomplishments that will make a real difference in the future of medicine.

Interested?
If this position appeals to you, please send your application, preferentially as a PDF file, to:
Lonza Cologne AG – Human Resources
Nattermannallee 1 – D-50829 Köln, Germany
Phone: +49 221 99 199 0
E-mail: careers.cologne@lonza.com

Lonza is a leading supplier of products and services for the pharmaceutical, health and life-science industry and is committed to support its customers from R&D to production. At its location in Cologne, Lonza develops products around primary cells. Lonza’s headquarters are located in Basel, Switzerland and it is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. In 2008, Lonza attained revenues of 2.94 billion CHF. For further information please visit our website www.lonza.com

Your Challenge
Is to develop scalable cell culture production processes.

What we expect:
As a successful scientist (Ph.D., M.Sc. B.sc. or similar) you have proven your expertise in scalable mammalian cell culture systems, preferentially in an industrial environment. You have shown your ability to plan and execute complex development projects and work with a team towards common goals.

You are a responsible individual thriving on independent thought and work and excel at team work. Lonza offers you the environment to translate your abilities into accomplishments that will make a real difference in the future of medicine.

Interested?
If this position appeals to you, please send your application, preferentially as a PDF file, to:
Lonza Cologne AG – Human Resources
Nattermannallee 1 – D-50829 Köln, Germany
Phone: +49 221 99 199 0
E-mail: careers.cologne@lonza.com

Lonza is a leading supplier of products and services for the pharmaceutical, health and life-science industry and is committed to support its customers from R&D to production.
At its location in Cologne, Lonza develops products around primary cells. Lonza’s headquarters are located in Basel, Switzerland and it is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. In 2008, Lonza attained revenues of 2.94 billion CHF. For further information please visit our website www.lonza.com.

The Department of Dermatology and Allergic Diseases at the University Hospital of Ulm invites applications for a Postdoctoral Position (TV-L, E 13) available in the field of immunology and immunogenetics in psoriasis and inflammatory skin diseases in the laboratory of Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek.

Ulm is located in the southern part of Germany, close to the Alps.
In a highly innovative, dynamic and supporting environment, this position allows individuals interested in polygenic inflammatory skin diseases and immunology to become integrally involved in the investigation of mechanisms underlying polygenic inflammatory and autoimmune skin diseases, especially including the final Identification of disease modifying genes and how they change the susceptibility and manifestation of psoriasis in
the CD18 hypomorphic mouse model (J Clin Invest 118: 2629, 2008, J Clin Invest 116: 2105, 2006, J Clin Invest 116: 2094, 2006, J Immunol 177: 4612, 2006, J Immunol 171: 5697, 2003).

The laboratory will provide excellent scientific education in a scientifically stimulating environment. We are interested in recruiting self-motivated individuals with a desire to succeed and complement the internationally competitive research activities of the laboratory. Research will include molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, flow cytometry and novel in vivo imaging technologies in close collaboration with other members of the
faculty or external collaboration partners.

Requirements: A strong background in immunology, cell biology, molecular biology or genetics is preferred, but not required. An appreciation for working with small animals is required.

The applicant should start in June/July 2009.

Please contact meinhard.wlaschek@uni-ulm.de for further information.
The University aims to increase the number of women among the faculty staff and therefore
explicitly encourages the application of female scientists.

Please send your application not later than June 14, 2009 to:
Professor Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek
Department of Dermatology and Allergic Diseases
University Hospital of Ulm
Maienweg 12
89081 Ulm
Germany

Ulm University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.

The Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich offers an International PhD program in life sciences covering areas of anthropology, biochemistry, cell biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, microbiology, plant sciences,
systematics and zoology.

The program will be complemented by lectures, seminars and workshops, and provides scientific training in one of Germany´s top universities.

Applicants will be selected based on academic qualification, research experience and motivation. The LSM also accepts outstanding students with a Bachelor´s degree, which will be enrolled in a preparatory program (covered by a stipend of 643 Euro per month).

If you are interested, visit our website www.lsm.bio.lmu.de for further information and online application.

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With funding of the DFG Type II collagen-based nanofiber scaffolds for cartilage regeneration a PhD position for a life scientist with strong interest and background in Tissue Engineering strategies is available at the Orthopaedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research (König-Ludwig-Haus) Würzburg. The scientific aim is to investigate cell-matrix interactions of primary cells (MSCs/chondrocytes) on nanofibrous collagen scaffolds in the context of cartilage repair strategies.

Techniques from electrospinning, molecular biology and SEM to bioreactor cell culture will be applied to highlight the regulative key events during chondrogenic differentiation of primary cells in regards to scaffold morphology and biochemistry. Salary is based on TV-L. The position is available from July 1st, 2009 on.

Applications from severely handicapped persons with basically similar qualification will be given priority.

Please send your application by e-mail (single PDF file), including contact details of referees to:

Kontakt:

Dr. Lars Rackwitz (l-rackwitz.klh@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de)

Orthopaedic Center for Musculoskeletal Research
Brettreichstr. 11
97074 Würzburg

Tel.: 0931-8031140