2 post-doctoral positions are available in Prof. Juan S. Bonifacino's laboratory at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will become available on October 1, 2015. Candidates must have a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree, and no more than five years of research experience since receipt of their doctoral degree.

The project is focused on the identification of the mechanisms that control iron homeostasis in physiologic and pathologic conditions.

Project involves the use of iPSC-derived myogenic progenitors as a novel experimental tool to study regeneration-enhancing therapeutic approaches in muscular dystrophy

An editorial in Nature by Kendal Powell dwells on the uncertainties of career prospects by post-doctoral fellows, in the US and elsewhere

The International Cancer Research Fellowships (iCARE) program, a funding scheme intended to promote the mobility of experienced researchers to and from Italy. This program is open to highly qualified post-doctoral fellows or equivalent who wish to broaden their experience in oncologic research, and consists of three different types of fellowships, each for a duration of two years