Ph.D. student recruitment (Biomedical area)

Dr. Jiujiu Yu from the Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences at the University of Nebraska Lincoln is recruiting a highly-motivated Ph.D. student for Fall 2022. Dr. Yu’s research has focused on the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome and chronic inflammation in obesity, aging, and liver diseases and the identification of nutraceuticals to suppress such chronic inflammation. Dr. Yu’s group has published original research articles in highly influential journals, such as Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (impact factor 25. and Theranostics (impact factor 11.6). Their research and graduate students have been fully supported by USDA and NIH grants. Please visit the lab website https://cehs.unl.edu/nhs/yu-lab/ for more information.

Minimum qualification includes a B.S. or equivalent degree in biology, biochemistry, or related field. Previous research experience in cell culture and mouse models is highly desirable.

If interested, please submit your CV and personal statement to Dr. Yu at jyu18@unl.edu

Please indicate your GPA, TOEFL, and GRE scores in your application. Your application will not be considered without a personal statement or the aforementioned scores.

Department requirement:

Grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Preferred minimum GRE scores: 145 Verbal; 150 Quantitative; 3.0 Analytical (writing).