<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><H1><SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18.6667px;">RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></SPAN></H1><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 48px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><B> </B><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 48px;margin-left: 0.5in; "><B> </B><O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoBodyText2" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30px;margin-left: 0.25in; ">A research assistant position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Peter Oettgen at the Harvard Institutes of Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The laboratory is a basic molecular biology laboratory.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The focus of the projects include the identification of molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of normal blood vessel development, endothelial differentiation from pluripotent stem cells, and angiogenesis, with a particular focus on the role of specific transcription factors in this process.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Another area of interest is vascular inflammation.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A broad variety of experimental techniques and model systems will be used to investigate these areas.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some experience in basic molecular biology techniques is desirable but not required.</P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0px;text-align: justify; margin-left: 13.5pt; "> <O:P></O:P></P><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -13.5pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Requirements</SPAN>: Interested candidates should have basic training in the biological sciences and an undergraduate degree.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -13.5pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -13.5pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Web site:</SPAN> <A href="http://www.bidmc.harvard.edu/medicine/cardiology/Oettgenlab">http://www.bidmc.harvard.edu/medicine/cardiology/Oettgenlab</A></DIV><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -13.5pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "> <O:P></O:P></DIV><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "> <O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; ">Start date: May/June 2007 </P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "> <O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; ">Please forward a CV to:</P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; ">Dr. Peter Oettgen</P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; ">Harvard Institutes of Medicine RM 245<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; ">4 Blackfan Circle</P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; ">Boston MA 02115</P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; "> <O:P></O:P></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; ">Email: <A href="mailto:joettgen@bidmc.harvard.edu">joettgen@bidmc.harvard.edu</A></P><P class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -24px;margin-left: 0.5in; ">Fax (617)-975-5299</P><DIV style="text-indent: -24px;"><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>