Postdoctoral Positions

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION - available immediately to study the regulation of gap junction channels. Gap junctions are plasma membrane channels comprised of the connexin family of proteins that facilitate the cell-to-cell transport of molecules with a molecular mass of less than 1,000 Dalton. This individual would join an experienced group that uses a variety of approaches including cell biology, electrophysiology, biophysics and biochemistry. Applicants are sought with experience in one or more of these disciplinary areas to determine the mechanisms by which intracellular calcium and other second messengers regulate the functional activity of these channel proteins (see Lurtz, M.M., and Louis, C.F. Calmodulin and Protein Kinase C regulate gap junctional coupling in lens epithelial cells. Am. J. Physiol. 285, C1475-C1482; 2003). Some experience with fluorescence imaging of intracellular reporter molecules and working with transformed cell cultures would be highly advantageous. The laboratory is currently funded by the National Eye Institute and the American Heart Association. Starting salary dependent on experience. Applicants should send a copy of their curriculum vitae including contact information for 3 references to: Dr. Charles F. Louis, Dept. of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Univ. of California, 1208 Spieth Hall, Riverside, CA 92521 or to E-mail: clouis@ucr.edu.

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION in computational neuroscience. A full-time postdoctoral position is available immediately at the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (http://www.genomics.ucr.edu) and the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience at the University of California, Riverside. Research in our laboratory focuses on understanding cellular and network mechanisms underlying normal and paroxysmal oscillations in the brain and the role of neuronal oscillations and synchrony in information processing. Specific projects include: (1) Studying cellular and network mechanisms for normal (sleep, attentive states) and abnormal (epilepsy) oscillations in the thalamocortical system; (2) Studying role of oscillations and synchrony in olfactory coding-this project is targeted to discover the general principles and the neural circuitry involved in the encoding of sensory information in the brain. More information about our research is available at http://www.snl.salk.edu/~bazhenov Successful candidate will join research team including computational neuroscience labs from UC Riverside, UC San Diego and Salk Institute, and will be responsible for designing network models based on experimental data, model analysis and may be involved in experimental testing of the model predictions. Qualified applicants are expected to have experience in computational neuroscience including conductance-based neural modeling. Programming experience with C/C++ and Matlab is very desirable. UC Riverside campus is located in the heart of Riverside County within 1-hour drive from the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and Irvine. The University of California offers excellent benefits. Salary is based on background and research experience. The initial appointment will be for 1 year with a possibility of extension up to 3 years. Applicants should send a brief statement of research interests, a CV and the names of three references electronically to Maxim Bazhenov at bazhenov@salk.edu or maksim.bazhenov@ucr.edu

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