Postdoctoral Scholar, Physiology
Core
Lead in vivo and ex vivo studies investigating mechanisms regulating blood flow in the brain and retina in health and disease, focusing on neurovascular signaling, Alzheimer's disease, and brain tumor–vascular interactions.
Role type
Postdoctoral Scholar (Physiology/Neuroscience)
Builds
Research findings and manuscripts on neurovascular coupling and neurological diseases
Domain
Biomedical research, Neuroscience, Vascular biology
Deliverable
research
Required skills
in vivo and ex vivo experimental design, two-photon and confocal imaging, electrophysiology, transgenic mouse models, molecular biology, data analysis, grant proposal writing, mentoring
Preferred skills
rodent surgery, live-animal physiological measurement, quantitative image analysis, scientific writing
Technologies
cranial window preparations, two-photon microscopy, confocal microscopy, capillary blood flow measurement, transgenic mouse models
Responsibilities
Design and perform experiments using advanced physiological and imaging techniques; participate in hypothesis development, experimental design, data analysis, and manuscript preparation; develop independent research directions; pursue extramural funding; mentor graduate and undergraduate students