Summer Internship at Allergan

I received this announcement in an email.  

The Safety Assessment team at Allergan is looking for a student to fulfill an 8 week Summer Temp position (Irvine, CA).  The student should be in a Bachelors, Masters, or Veterinary school program and will be supervised by Dr. Andrea Rodrigues, PhD Toxicology; Dr. Lydia Andrews-Jones, DVM, PhD, DACVP; Dr. Steve Matsumoto, PhD Chemistry, and will be working with laboratory animal veterinarians, technicians, pharmacologists, histologists, toxicologists, and a veterinary pathologist.

In the attachment:

2018 Summer Internship in the Safety Assessment Department at Allergan (Irvine, California)

Summer Temporary Associate, 8 weeks duration, paid internship

Qualifications: Current or recent student in a college degree program (Bachelors or Masters)

The internship will encompass:

Learning about:
Cell biology and immunology of the foreign body reaction
Anatomy and physiology of the skin and the eye
Safety evaluation, toxicology, and animal welfare using rats as a model
Skin histology – fixation, sectioning, and staining
Skin and Eye histopathology – structure and function
Pharmaceutical drug development

Hands on work:
Observation of dermal responses in rats
Assistance in collecting, fixing, sectioning, and staining skin samples
Obtaining and evaluating microscopic images of skin sections
Evaluation of foreign body reactions to materials in skin

The ideal Intern will have interests in one or more areas:

Toxicology
Pathology
Veterinary Sciences
Drug development

Please provide a Resume, preferred start and end dates to:

andrea.rodrigues@allergan.com

Deadline June 15, 2018  (applicants will be notified by June 22, 2018)

NIEHS-funded postdoctoral postion at the University of Michigan

I received the following information this morning. 

A postdoctoral training position is available at the University of Michigan under the mentorship of faculty conducting cutting‐edge cross‐disciplinary research in environmental health sciences. Supported by a NIEHS/NIH Institutional Training Grant in Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology, postdoctoral trainees have opportunities to participate in research in mechanistic toxicology and mechanistically‐oriented environmental epidemiology with applications to human disease prevention. In addition, trainees benefit from our NIEHS‐supported Michigan Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease. Research areas of the faculty include genetic, epigenetic, cell signaling, metabolic and oxidative stress mechanisms of toxicity with respect to
reproductive, developmental, neural and immune systems, as well as research on cancer, metabolic disorders, micro‐ and nanosensor development, human exposure assessment, and environmental epidemiology. The development of skills for an independent research career is emphasized. The University of Michigan provides an enriching environment that includes multiple centers and core facilities to ensure access to state‐of‐the‐art methodologies. This is a full time position for 1‐2 years. Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements to be considered for these fellowships: 1) Have a PhD, MD, or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution at the time of appointment; and 2) be US citizens, a noncitizen national of the United States (e.g., born in born in outlying possessions of the USA), or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the USA (e.g., possess a current Permanent Resident Card) at the time of appointment. Applicants who fail to meet these eligibility requirements will not be considered.

Applications are currently accepted for a position available immediately. Interested candidates will be verified as eligible early in the process through direct communication between the program director and either the mentor or the candidate.
Applications for the postdoctoral fellowship should include the following:
• A letter from a training program mentor supporting the application;
• A letter from the applicant describing interest in toxicology and/or environmental epidemiology training and career goals (applicants with previous postdoctoral support should provide a clear explanation for pursuing additional postdoctoral research training);
• A brief description of intended research area if the fellowship is awarded, prepared by the applicant (may be included in the letter of interest or may be separate document);
• The applicant’s CV;
• The applicant’s graduate transcripts; and
• Two additional letters of recommendation.
To apply, please email a single pdf of application materials (except the letters of recommendation, which should be sent separately by recommenders) by May 20, 2018, to:
Michelle Daoud, Administrative Coordinator
Department of Environmental Health Sciences University of Michigan
Tel: 734‐764‐4345
Email: lowdenm@umich.edu
Please put “ETEP postdoc” in subject line of email. Thank you!