-----Original Message----- From: bco-bounces@lists.oulu.fi [mailto:bco-bounces@lists.oulu.fi] On Behalf Of Anita Tienhaara Sent: 5. helmikuuta 2009 10:38 To: FinBioNet@sender-03.it.helsinki.fi Subject: [Bco] A postgraduate student position at the National Institute forHealth and Welfare (THL), Turku

A postgraduate student position is available at the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) ( The National Public Health Institute (KTL) and the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) join forces to form the National Institute for Health and Welfare). The work is a part of the project studying pertussis immunity after vaccination and disease. Other pertussis projects carried out at THL, Turku and at Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku are focused on Bordetella pertussis genomics and molecular diagnostics. Starting date is negotiable and can begin immediately.

Applicants qualifying for postgraduate studies will be considered. Experience in basic molecular and immunological methods is an advantage. The salary is based on the THL salary system and depends on qualifications. Applications including CV, contact information and names of two referees should be sent before February 28, 2009 to Docent Qiushui He, THL, Kiinamyllynkatu 13, 20520 Turku or by email at mailto:qiushui.he@thl.fi qiushui.he@thl.fi . For further information, contact by e-mail or telephone (020-610 6634).

Recent publications:

Edelman K, et al. Immunity to pertussis five years after booster immunization in adolescence. Clin Infect Dis 2007;44:1271-1277.

Heikkinen E, et al. Comparative genomics of Bordetella pertussis reveals progressive gene loss in Finnish strains. PLoS ONE 2007;2(9):e904.

Heikkinen E, et al. Bordetella pertussis isolates in Finland: serotype and fimbrial expression. BMC Microbiol 2008;8:162.

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