Worm Breeder's Gazette 14(4): 3b (October 1, 1996)

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Postdoctoral Position: Department of Pathobiology / University of Pennsylvania

Dr. G.A. Schad

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.