Join Our Team

Join Us!  

Our lab is in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa. We are looking for highly motivated and energetic researchers of all stages to join our team. We are passionate about our science. If you are curious about biology and enjoy working in a creative and collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you. Please email Yue to inquire about opportunities. Informal contacts are also welcome.

Graduate Student: We are currently recruiting graduate students! 

Postdoctoral Fellow: We are looking for outstanding postdoctoral fellows to join our team! The successful candidate will lead a project employing a wide range of approaches (high resolution live-cell imaging, advanced microscopy, cell and molecular biology) to study the mechanisms underlying myoblast fusion in skeletal muscle development and regeneration. Please send your application to yue-lu@uiowa.edu. In the email, please include your CV with a list of publications, a short summary of your future research interests, and a list of three references. 

Post-bac Research Assistant: We are looking for candidates with 1-2 years of lab experience as undergraduates or full-time lab experience as a research assistant/technician. 

Undergraduate Student: We welcome motivated undergraduate students to get involved in the research in the Lu Lab!