Employment

A postdoctoral position is now open to study the roles of cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions in cardiovascular development and congenital heart disease. Projects in the lab focus on the role of ECM in the regulation of vascular progenitor migration, cell fate specification, and vascular remodeling during blood vessel morphogenesis. The successful candidate will combine genetic manipulation, embryology, cell biology, confocal imaging, and super-resolution microscopy to study cellular, molecular, and genetic mechanisms regulating blood vessel formation and patterning.

For further information on our work, please read the following publications: Warkala et al., Cell – ECM Interactions Play Multiple Essential Roles in Aortic Arch Development. Circ Res. 2021 Feb 5;128(3): e27-e44. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.

Wang et al., Development, 143:88-100, 2016, and  Wang et al, Developmental Biology 421:108-217, 2017.

To apply, please send a letter of interest detailing your expertise, CV and names and contact information of three references to sophie.astrof@rutgers.edu