Postdoctoral Scholar positions are periodically available in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. These positions are for one or two years under the sponsorship of the following faculty members: J. Busciglio, cellular and molecular mechanisms of neuronal degeneration in down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease; L. Cahill, brain mechanisms of emotion and memory; T. Carew, cellular and molecular mechanisms of memory; F. Chance, sensory processing by cortical circuitry, single neuron integration, computational modeling of neural networks; S. Cohen-Cory, nervous system development, development of synaptic connectivity, neurotrophic factors; C. Cotman, brain aging, Alzheimer’s disease, cell biology, biochemistry; K. Cramer, mechanisms of nervous system development; axonal target selection, development of auditory brainstem pathways; N.Fortin, contribution of the hippocampus and associated neural structures using behavioral and electrophysiological approaches; R. Frostig, functional organization of cortex; C. Gall, regulation of neuronal gene expression; J. Guzowski, Molecular basis of learning and memory in the mammalian brain; C. Kawas, epidemiological studies of risk factors for AD, neuropsychology of AD. Clinical-pathological correlation studies of late-life dementing disorders; H. Killackey; developmental neuroanatomy; F. LaFerla, Alzheimer’s neural apoptosis, transgenic animal modeling; M. Leon, brain development; J. Marshall, neuropharmacological approaches to behavioral analysis; J. McGaugh, neurobiology of learning and memory; R. Metherate, synaptic physiology and plasticity in sensory neuroprocesses; R. Miledi, molecular neurobiology and physiology of ion channels and receptors; I. Parker, intracellular calcium and cell signaling; M. Rugg, Cognitive neuroscience of human memory; I. Soltesz, molecular and cellular neurobiology; G. Sperling, cognition, vision, and visual perception; C. Stark, Memory, hippocampus, neuroimaging, amnesia, FMRI; A. Starr, cognitive and sensory neuroprocesses; O. Steward, mechanisms of synapse growth and plasticity; G. Striedter, neuroethology, behavioral neuroscience , evolutionary neurobiology; K. Sumikawa, molecular neurobiology of synapses; A. Tenner, Molecular basis of modulation of human leukocyte function; Alzheimer's disease; L. Thompson, Huntington’s disease and achondroplasia, N. Weinberger, neural bases of attention and learning; M. Wood, Molecular basis of learning and memory.
Please send a curriculum vitae along with the names and address of three references to the address listed below:
Applications due by: 12/31/09
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The University of California, Irvine has an active career partner program, is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity, and has a National Science Foundation Advance Gender Equity Program.
