纽约州立大学神经科学博士后

Research Associate : Buffalo, NY

Employers:

State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo

Location(s):

Buffalo, NY

Posted:

May 21, 2010 

Expires:

December 31, 2010

Website:

http://www.buffalo.edu/~zhenyan

Job Tag(s):

postdoc,neuroscience,patch clamp,molecular biology

Description:

Research Associate positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Zhen Yan in Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo. Our research goal is to understand the synaptic action of various neuromodulators that are linked to mental health and illness, including dopamine, serotonin, stress hormones and disease susceptibility genes. Specifically, we try to understand how these neuromodulators regulate glutamatergic and GABAergic transmission in prefrontal cortex (PFC), which is important for emotional and cognitive control under normal conditions. We also try to understand how the aberrant action of neuromodulators under pathological conditions leads to dysregulation of synaptic transmission in PFC, which is commonly implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders. My laboratory has been using a combination of electrophysiological, biochemical, immunocytochemical, pharmacological and molecular biological approaches to tackle the unique and dynamic actions of neuromodulators on the trafficking and function of glutamate and GABA receptors in normal animals and different disease models. For more information and our publications (>50 within the past decade), please visit www.buffalo.edu/~zhenyan. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. degree (or currently in a Ph.D. program), strong interest in molecular & cellular neuroscience, background knowledge in signal transduction and some training in electrophysiology. Outstanding applicants with the Master’s degree are also considered.

Contact:

Please email the application (a cover letter, CV and contact information of three references) to Dr. Zhen Yan at zhenyan@buffalo.edu.