Success Stories: NIW Petition Approved for Postdoctoral Research Associate in Missouri in the Field of Neuro-oncology
On June 12th, 2014, 2014 We Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice) for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Field of Neuro-oncology
General Field: Neuro-oncology
Position at the Time of Case Filing: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Country of Origin: Taiwan
Service Center: Nebraska Service Center (NSC)
State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Missouri
Approval Notice Date: June 12, 2014
Processing Time: 4 months, 27 days
Case Summary:
The client that North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com had the opportunity to work in this case was a Postdoctoral Research Associate from Taiwan. His work had focused specifically on gliomas, a specific type of brain tumor, and mesoderm, the middle embryonic germ layer. As a Postdoctoral Research Associate, he studies the role of KIAA-BRAF activation and signaling in glioma development and isolates and characterizes glioma stem cells. We successfully demonstrated that his continued employment in the field would benefit those in his field, as well as the citizens of the United States at large. In order for our client’s case to be successful, we submitted extensive documentation proving his highly significant contributions to his field, including 6 peer-reviewed journal articles and 4 conference presentations. His publications had been cited at least 71 times at the time we filed the case; nearly all of the citations were by independent researchers around the world, demonstrating that these publications are widely recognized and relied upon in the field. The inherit merit of his work was confirmed in the following quote from an independent recommender, “[Client] characterised the complexity of the gene regulatory networks involved in the specification of the mesoderm in two amphibians, the axolotl, an urodele, and the frog, Xenopus laevis. [Client] revealed that the axolotl network provides insights for mammalian development by identifying members of two gene families from the axolotl, Nodal and Mix. Analysis of these genes revealed that they are necessary for mesoderm specification in a manner which is identical to mouse and humans but importantly different to that in Xenopus.” Through extensive documentation, we were able to successfully argue that our client would serve the national interest to a significantly greater degree than others with similar education and experience. His NIW petition was approved in 4 months and 27 days.