Seeking Two Branch Chiefs for the Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Division at NIGMS

We’re recruiting for two accomplished individuals with interest and experience in the scientific areas that comprise the Biochemistry and Bio-related Chemistry (BBC) and the Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences (PPS) Branches of the Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry. Successful applicants will be responsible for scientific and administrative planning, evaluation, and management of one of the branches, along with supervision of program directors with portfolios of funded research and small business grants. Each Chief will additionally handle a portfolio of research grants consistent with his/her own scientific background. The BBC Branch supports basic research in the areas of biochemistry, including enzyme catalysis and regulation, bioenergetics and redox biochemistry, and glycoconjugates. It also supports research in the areas of bio-related chemistry, such as organic synthesis and methodology, as well as bioinorganic chemistry, chemical and synthetic biology, and biotechnology. The PPS Branch supports research in pharmacology, anesthesiology, and the physiological sciences. Studies range from the molecular to organismal level, including drug metabolism, interactions with receptors and channels, signal transduction mechanisms, and mediators of inflammation. The physiological sciences include clinical investigations of the whole body response to injury, trauma, and sepsis. Applicants may be from within or outside of the...
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