UI Call for Applications: Postdoctoral fellowships on biochemical and genetic strategies to block malaria parasite transmission
The University of Idaho (UI) is inviting applications for “Postdoctoral fellowships on biochemical and genetic strategies to block malaria parasite transmission”.
Two postdoctoral fellowships are available immediately on NIH R01 AI170506 with annual re-appointment possible through March 2027.
The aims of the project include biochemical and genetic strategies to manipulate mosquito pantothenate levels to block mouse and human malaria parasite transmission, with associated studies of the effects of these manipulations on mosquito life history traits, stress resistance and metabolism.
The two postdoctoral fellows on this project will complete studies in the Luckhart lab (luckhartlab.com), in coordination with Dr. Mike Riehle and his team at the University of Arizona, to accomplish the aims of the project. A unique collaboration leverages expertise of colleagues at St. Jude Children’s Hospital to repurpose small molecule drug candidates that target mammalian pantothenate kinase, the rate-limiting enzyme in conversion of pantothenate to coenzyme A, for our studies in the highly invasive malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi.
Eligibility:
- Posses expertise and publications in physiology, biochemistry, or molecular cell biology of insects or other animals.
Funding details:
- Each postdoctoral fellowship provides $54,840 in salary plus benefits and up to $5,480 in moving expenses.
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