We have a postdoctoral position studying mechanisms of eukaryotic gene expression at the step of transcription elongation. Our research focuses mainly on HIV and haematopoietic systems.

Potential projects include:

1. HIV latency and reactivation to establish “shock and kill” strategy.
2. Designing and testing P-TEFb-inhibitory peptides that specifically block different transcription factors including HIV Tat and NFkB.
3. Cellular innate immunity mediated by PIWIL proteins.
4. CTD kinases that are required for transcriptional elongation and 3’ end formation, namely PTEFb, CycK:CDK12 and CycL:CDK11.
5. Role of P-TEFb in inflammation.
6. Regulation of P-TEFb in resting and activated T cells.

Please send your letter of interest with a CV (and names and contact information of three referees) to

Koh Fujinaga, Ph.D.

Assistant Adjunct Professor,

Dept. of Medicine - UCSF

Box 0703

533 Parnassus Ave

San Francisco, CA 94143-0703