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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships: Positions in Obesity, Diabetes, Energy Metabolism, Body Composition and Ingestive Behavior

New York Obesity Research Center
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Columbia University
New York

(posted 04/14/08)

Position:

Post-doctoral fellowship positions are available at the National Institutes of Health- funded Obesity Research Center at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University. U.S. residency or citizenship is required. Applicants must have received a Ph.D., an M.D., or a comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Salary is commensurate with experience according to NIH stipend levels with a modest supplement, and positions are for two years. Center investigators include molecular biologists, nutritionists, physicians, physiologists, psychologists, and statisticians. Areas of interest include body composition in newborns, growth and aging, physical activity and energy expenditure, fat cell and energy metabolism, regional adiposity/lipodystrophy, appetite and body weight regulation, human eating behaviors and disorders, molecular genetics, and the relation of obesity to insulin resistance and disease. An interdisciplinary approach is encouraged. The goal of this fellowship program is to train scientists to be independent researchers in obesity and related areas. Faculty are listed at http://www.nyorc.org.

For information, contact:

Dympna Gallagher
New York Obesity Research Center
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
1111 Amsterdam Ave
New York, New York 10025

Phone: (212) 523-4196
Fax: (212) 523-3416
Email: dg108@columbia.edu

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