Postdoc position and research technician position available in the McNally lab at UC Davis

    Two positions, a postdoc and a research technician, are open in the

McNally lab at University of California, Davis. Research in the laboratory

uses Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for studying female meiotic spindles.

We use a variety of genetic, molecular and cellular techniques to study the

mechanisms of meiotic spindle positioning at the egg cortex and the

mechanisms that control meiotic spindle length and polar body size.  Recent

publications include:

    Yang, H., McNally, K., and F.J. McNally.  2003.  MEI-1/katanin is

required for translocation of the meiosis I spindle to the oocyte cortex in

C. elegans.  Dev. Biol. 260:  245-259.

    Yang, H., Mains, P.E., and F.J. McNally. 2005.  Kinesin-1 mediates

translocation of the meiotic spindle to the oocyte cortex through KCA-1, a

novel cargo adapter.  J. Cell Biol. 169: 447-457.

    McNally, K.L., and F.J. McNally. 2005.  Fertilization initiates the

transition from anaphase I to metaphase II during C. elegans meiosis. Dev.

Biol. 282: 218-230.

    McNally, K., Audhya, A., Oegema, K., and F.J. McNally.  2006.  Katanin

controls mitotic and meiotic spindle length. J. Cell Biol. 175: 881-891.

How to apply: Send a resume , a brief statement of your career goals and the

names and email addresses of at least 2 references to:

Frank McNally

fjmcnally@ucdavis.edu