Recruitment for Masters Degree in Life Sciences at SJRI

The St. John's Research Institute (SJRI) is a part of the St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, which is run by the CBCI Society for Medical Education. From its inception, St. John's has set before it an ideal of excellence in academic courses as well as service to society as a result of which it has truly become holistic both in its outlook and in its approach to the problems of community health, In 2000, the Academy decided that its commitment to excellence in research required the setting up of an Institute that was dedicated to the pursuit of research and capacity development in St. John's. This vision encompassed improvement of health of the community and patients through research and development of a Center for Excellence in medical research in India

Post : Junior Research Fellow

Brief Description about the Project:
We seek to recruit a talented, independent and a motivated Junior Research Fellows on a joint project between Dr. Neha Vyas from St. John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, and Dr. Tina Mukherjee from Instem, Bangalore, entitled “Genetic screen to identify modifiers of myeloid progenitor cell development and maintenance using Drosophila larval lymph gland as the model system”. The screen is designed to identify molecular players using the Drosophila larval hematopoietic organ lymph gland as the screening platform. The candidates identified from the screen will be correlated to Chronic Myeoloid Leukemia (CML) patient derived bone-marrow aspirates. This strategy will reveal conserved players involved in CML progression and drug resistance, which will be further tested in a relevant CML cell line

Job Responsibilities:
To work on the mentioned project

Qualification:
Candidate must have a Master’s degree in any area of Life Sciences and a fellowship from CSIR / DBT / ICMR / or other equivalent funding agencies to support him/herself.

Key Skills:
A basic understanding of genetics, molecular and developmental biology will be essential. Laboratory training in Drosophila work or candidates with strong research experience will be preferred. The position is also open to registering for a PhD following the candidate’s work interest and exceptional performance.

Additional Information:
Qualification: Master’s degree in Life Sciences
Application Due Date: 07.06.2017
Salary: As per CSIR/UGC norms, candidates should have their own fellowship
Location: Bangalore

Interested candidates may also send their resume to:
St. John’s Research Institute,
St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences,
Opp. Koramangala BDA Complex, 100 ft Road,
Bangalore – 560034

To Apply: E-mail cover letter, CV and the names & contact details of referees to neha.v@sjri.res.in and cc to hr@sjri.res.in