Worm Breeder's Gazette 14(4): 3b (October 1, 1996)
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Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Veterinary School of Medicine, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6050
A postdoctoral position is available immediately for a person interested in transferring Caenorhabditis-based skills to animal parasitic nematodes. EM and laser cell-killing experience particularly desirable. Project seeks to identify the neuron(s) controlling the infective process in Haemonchus contortus, an economically important nematode in domestic livestock and a model species representing the trichostrongyle nematodes, a group of major importance in veterinary medicine. Candidates should send a curriculum vitae and request three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Dr. G.A. Schad, Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Veterinary School of Medicine, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6050.