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Research Fellow / Engineer (Microbial Engineering for Sustainable Chemical Production) – ZK1
Singapore Institute of Technology Research Fellow / Engineer (Microbial Engineering for Sustainable Chemical Production) – ZK1

Job no: 498969
Department: Engineering
Contract type: Contract
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As a University of Applied Learning, SIT works closely with industry in our research pursuits. Our research staff will have the opportunity to be equipped with applied research skill sets that are relevant to industry demands while working on research projects in SIT.

Zhou Kang Group at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) is looking for a Research Fellow (Postdoctoral Associate) passionate about sustainability and innovation. We welcome applications from candidates eager to shape next-generation biotechnologies. The successful candidate will join our team focused on engineering microbial platforms to convert formate—derived from CO₂—into

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Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have discovered that it is not how much of a key molecule that allows axolotls to regenerate limbs properly, it is how little. This new knowledge moves researchers closer to enabling tissue repair and, possibly, limb regeneration in humans.

“Axolotls are a species of salamander that have the ability to regrow limbs and repair organ tissue,” said Anna Allen, a program officer in the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences. “Based on previous work, researchers knew that a particular molecule told cells to start the process of regrowth but how cells knew where they were along a limb and, therefore, what structure to build in that location remained a mystery.”

The new work, led by James Monaghan, a professor of biology and director of the Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems at Northeastern University, shows that the key is how that critical molecule, retinoic acid, degrades. An enzyme whose only job is to destroy retinoic acid is extremely prevalent at the far end of the limb (the wrist) but much less prevalent at the shoulder, meaning the reverse for retinoic acid. It is this decreasing amount of retinoic acid that allows the cells to know if they are at the shoulder, mid-limb, or wrist.

Building on their findings, the researchers used CRISPR technology to turn off certain

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Job ID: 259955

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Microfluidic Electrochemical Platforms
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Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Microfluidic Electrochemical Platforms
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Position Description

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in the area of microfluidic platforms for studying electrochemical processes. This position is part of a multidisciplinary effort to develop innovative microfluidic platforms that enhance the performance and mechanistic understanding of electrochemical systems, including those for energy storage, desalination, and resource extraction. The successful candidate will work closely with faculty and graduate researchers in a collaborative research environment that

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The U.S. National Science Foundation released the first Sexual Assault and Harassment Climate Survey (SAHCS) findings report for the United States Antarctic Program (USAP).

Results from the survey help expand agency understanding of sexual assault and harassment, bystander experience, as well as workplace satisfaction and cultural norms within the USAP community, and will inform NSF decisions and policies.

“NSF is committed to fostering and maintaining a culture free from sexual violence and harassment throughout the United States Antarctic Program,” said Special Assistant to the Director for SAHPR Renée Ferranti. “I’m grateful to those who participated in the survey, giving NSF a stronger understanding of how to build an environment where every member of the Antarctic community feels safe and supported.”

NSF will use the survey data as a baseline program metric and intends to provide SAHCS to USAP community members periodically. The results of the USAP SAHCS will help NSF to understand the incidence and prevalence of sexual misconduct in the USAP and to gather baseline data on sexual assault and sexual harassment and bystander experience, as well as workplace satisfaction and cultural norms data within the community so NSF can continue to improve ongoing prevention and response efforts.

In addition to the SAHCS, NSF implemented several new actions and policies following the release of a 2022 NSF-commissioned report focused on the prevalence of sexual assault

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