postdoc position available

I just received NIH RO1 grant for 5 year. My lab now has 2-3 post-doc positions open from now to July 2008. We are interesteded in receptor trafficking in the mechanisms of chronic pain. Would you mind recommending the candidates in your institution or others who have strong pain research background or molecular biological experience? Your recommendation is greatly appreciated. 

Best

 

 

Tao

 

Yuan-Xiang Tao, PhD, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

355 Ross,

720 Rutland Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21205

Email: ytau@jhmi.edu or ytao1@jhmi.edu

Our laboratory at the University of Bonn, Germany is focusing on the

molecular mechanisms of human embryonic stem cell differentiation into

neural cells and their application in neural repair

(www.stemcells.uni-bonn.de ).

We are currently expanding our research activities towards functional stem

cell biology and look for a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with

experience in electrophysiology and a strong interest in developing a stem

cell physiology-based research program. In addition to posting the position,

we take the liberty of directly contacting some of the leading international

research centers.

Attached please find a job description. I apologize for this unusual

approach but would be very grateful for any suggestions.

With many thanks and best regards

Oliver Br黶tle

Prof. Oliver Br黶tle

Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology

LIFE & BRAIN Center

University of Bonn

Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25

53105 Bonn

Germany

Tel. +49-228-6885-500

Fax  +49-228-6885-501

www.stemcells.uni-bonn.de

A postdoc position is immediately available in Dr. Jiang Qiu-Xing's lab at the Department of Cell Biology,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. The lab is working on important macromolecular
complexes in biomembranes, and utilizes a set of cross-disciplinary techniques, including electron cryo-
microscopy (cryoEM; both single particle reconstruction and electron crystallography), molecular biology
and protein biochemistry, X-ray crystallography, digital image processing and electrophysiology. All
candidates must have Ph.D. or equivalent training.

If interested, please send cv, a brief statement (within two pages) of research interest, and names and
contact information of three references to:
    Qiu-Xing Jiang, Ph.D.
    Cell Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
    qiu-xing.jiang@UTsouthwestern.edu

I am writing to you to see if you have a good candidate to recommend for doing postdoc in my lab (for 2-3 years). I am recruiting a postdoc who has the background of electrophysiology (single- or multi-unit recordings), neurophysiology,   neuroanatomy, brain surgical skills (implantation), some electrical engineering/electronics, good communication skills. Certainly someone who has similar background is also welcome. If  yes, can you please let him/her email me the resume/C.V?.  If not, would you please forward this message to your colleagues? 

 

We are doing auditory brainstem implants to recover hearing, and brain stimulation to suppress tinnitus. The techniques include: microsugery for chronical implantation, multi-channel auditory and electrical stimulation, electrophysiology (single- and multi-unit recordings), behavioral testing of tinnitus, neuroanatomy. This person will also have the opportunities to work with my (engineers and imaging physicists) collaborators  using micromachinery (or nanotechnology) to design and fabricate high-definition electrodes, using magnetoencephalography and fMRI to study tinnitus in human and animal subjects. 

 

Thank you very much for your time on this matter.

 

Sincerely,

Jinsheng Zhang, Ph.D.       

 

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Jinsheng Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Laboratory of Auditory Prostheses Research

Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine

Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Wayne State University

Room#254 Lande Medical Building

550 East Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (313) 577-0066 (Office)
Phone: (313) 577-0675 (Lab)
Fax: (313) 577-6318

Email: jinzhang@med.wayne.edu

Post Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available in Dr. Hongyan Wang’s research group at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, from 1 October 2007. We use Drosophila genetics to identify pathways that control the neural stem cell self-renewal and differentiation and we also study mammalian neural progenitor divisions. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated scientist who has completed or is about to complete a PhD and posses at least one first –author paper in respectable journals. Experiences with Drosophila or mouse genetics are desirable but not essential.

 

Two Lab Officer or Research Assistant positions are also available.  Diploma/B.S./M.S. holders who are responsible and have good techniques in molecular/cell biology or Drosophila genetics are desired. Competitive salary will be offered to all the above positions.

 

Applicants should send the curriculum vitae to hongyanhongyan@gmail.com.

Selected publications:

 

Wang H, Yingshi Ouyang, Somers GW, Chia W and Bingwei Lu. Polo kinase inhibits neural progenitor self-renewal and regulates Numb asymmetry by phosphorylating Pon. Nature, in press.

 

Wang H, Somers GW, Bashirullah A, Heberlein U, Yu F and Chia W. Aurora-A acts as a tumor suppressor and regulates self-renewal of Drosophila neuroblasts. Genes and Development, 20:3453-63 (2006).

 

Wang H, Ng KH, Qian H, Siderovski DP, Chia W and Yu F. RIC-8 controls Drosophila neural progenitor asymmetric division by regulating heterotrimeric G proteins. Nature Cell Biology 7:1091-1098 (2005).  

I have a small favor to ask. I just got the McKnight Scholar for
Neuroscience award. So I have the money to hire a postdoc to study mammalian
touch sensation and touch circuit. Do you have anyone that you can recommend
to me? You know, hard-working, good knowledge in neuroscience, and don箃
mind working with a young PI for 2~3 years.

Thanks so much!

Fan

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Fan Wang, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Duke University Medical Center
308 Nanaline Duke Bldg, Box 3709
Durham, NC 27710

Tel: 919-684-3682
Fax: 919-684-5481

>I am looking for a postdoc to join our group at the German Cancer Research
>Center in Heidelberg, Germany and would be grateful if you could make
>colleagues aware of this possibility and kindly post the ad that I am
>attaching to this mail. Thank you very much.
>
>With best wishes,
>Guenther Schuetz
>
>
>rof. Dr. G黱ther Sch黷z
>Dept. Molecular Biology of the Cell I
>German Cancer Research Center
>Im Neuenheimer Feld 280
>D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
>
>hone: +49.6221.42 34 11
>Fax: +49.6221.42 34 70
>E-mail: g.schuetz@dkfz.de
>Homepage: http://www.dkfz.de/en/molekularbiologie/index.html

Newly funded postdoctoral positions are available in the Department of Cell Biology at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. The laboratory of Anton Maximov is interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying membrane trafficking and exocytosis in synapses. In particular, we are interested in dissecting the molecular architecture of neuronal secretory vesicles and in understanding the mechanisms controlling activity-dependent secretion of neurotrophins. We are also interested in developing new molecular and genetic tools to manipulate with secretion in synapses and in applying these tools to further dissect the role of neurotrophins in synaptic plasticity, development and neurological diseases.

Talented and highly motivated candidates who recently obtained a Ph.D. from a graduate program in neuroscience, physiology or cell/developmental/molecular biology are encouraged to apply. Ideal technical backgrounds include molecular biology, imaging, mouse genetics, electrophysiology and behavior. To apply send a letter stating professional interests, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of three references to: amaximov@scripps.edu (cc to: anton.maximov@utsouthwestern.edu) or

Dr. Anton Maximov, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
10550 North Torrey Pines Rd. ICND 210
La Jolla, CA  92037, USA

Preferred start date is January 2008. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until position is filled.

Gregory C Carlson

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in Psychiatry

Department: Psychiatry

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Contact information

Translational Research Laboratories
Rm.

2206
125 South 31st Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

office: 215 898 9339

Email:
gregc@ mail.med.upenn.edu

 

Description of Research Expertise

Our research interests revolve around understanding neurophysiological correlates of neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, schizophrenia and Rett syndrome. We look particularly on how local circuit function is perturbed in rodent models of these diseases, using state-of-the-art in situ imaging methods as well as single cell electrophysiological techniques. The scale of work ranges between the synapse to imaging to study how multiple local brain areas interact in the limbic system and cortex. In collaboration our work spans allele to behavior.

 

Post-doc position at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 

 

 The focus of our lab is to understand the relationship between local circuit activity and neuropsychiatric diseases. To do this, we use voltage sensitive dye imaging to assay circuit function in cortex and hippocampus (See Ang et al, J. Neuroscience, 2007). By identifying circuit differences under the influence of drugs or in diseases that produce well-defined cognitive or behavioral affects, this approach focuses on the functional substrate for neurological disorders and drug effects. One power of this approach is the further research it enables. Once we identify circuit changes that correlate with behavior, we can tighten the focus to identify the synaptic and cellular properties underlying the circuit abnormality, expand the scope of inquiry to test the causal relationship between function and behavior, or use the immediate results as an endpoint to identify and test therapies. Our current disease foci included Rett syndrome, and schizophrenia and, through collaboration with others in the Center for Neurobiology of Disease in the department of Psychiatry, depression, autism, epilepsy and drug addiction. We are interested in applicants with neuroscience experience and a strong interest in electrophysiology or functional imaging.  Postdoctoral fellows would focus on one or more of the above disease areas as a window into understanding how neuronal circuit function underlies cognition and behavior. Initial position would be for two years. If interested please email gregc@mail.med.upenn.edu with qualifications, current area of research, expected graduation date and interest. Dr. Greg Carlson will be in Shanghai in the final week of December to meet with potential applicants. 

 

Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions Available
at the Salk Institute, California
December 2007
Two postdoctoral positions are available at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
One position is to study how stem cells differentiate into neurons by developing
new technologies to investigate the process on the molecular level. This project is
supported by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM,
www.cirm.ca.gov). The other position is to study the molecular mechanism of
synaptic vesicle exocytosis, supported by private foundations. The positions will
be available for 12 months with the possible extension of up to 5 years. The stipend
is commensurate with experience, based on levels mandated by NIH ($36,996-
51,036). Candidate should have a recent Ph.D. within two years. A strong
background in cell biology or molecular biology is required. Training in
neurobiology and experience with stem cells are highly desirable. For more
information about the Institute, please visit www.salk.edu. Please send CV, a brief
statement of research experience, and names of three references to:
Lei Wang, Ph.D.,
Chemical Biology and Proteomics Laboratory,
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
10010 N. Torrey Pines Road,
La Jolla, CA 92037.
E-mail: lwang@salk.edu.
http://chembio.salk.edu/~wang/