Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Comparative Medicine

The Department of Pathology/Section on Comparative Medicine of Wake Forest School of Medicine offers a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Comparative Medicine. This position provides a unique opportunity for a motivated individual interested in advanced research training leading to a career as an independent investigator.

The fellowship typically leads to a PhD degree in Molecular Pathology or another of the six graduate programs at WFSM. Research opportunities include internationally recognized programs in aging, behavioral neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, cancer, regenerative medicine, diabetes, reproductive system disorders, and substance abuse. 

Unique institutional resources include the Wake Forest University Primate Center, the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, the WFU Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the Center for Human Genomics, the Women's Health Center of Excellence, the Center for Biomolecular Imaging, and the Sticht Center for Aging Research. Research funding for the 13 faculty in the Section on Comparative Medicine is over $4M/year. The broader WFSM community consists of over 1000 faculty and approximately $200M/year in research funding, spanning 41 academic departments and 26 Centers or Institutes.

The Medical Center is the major employer in Winston-Salem, an affordable community of 200,000 in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Salary is NIH scale, commensurate with experience. WFSM provides health insurance and travel support. Applicants must be graduates of accredited schools of veterinary medicine. Interested applicants should send a statement of career goals and interests, a curriculum vitae, college transcripts, and 3 letters of reference to:

Nancy Kock, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Recruiting Coordinator
Department of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1040

Telephone: 336-713-7389, or email nkock@wakehealth.edu

Wake Forest School of Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

 

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Training Programs in Comparative Medicine
Recruiting Director
Dr. Nancy Kock

Tel: 336-713-7389
Fax: 336-713-7395

E-mail Dr. Kock
nkock@wakehealth.edu

Pathology - Comparative Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
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