St. Boniface 总医院研究中心细胞生物学博士后岗位

Institution:

St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre
 
Position:

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cell Biology of Neurodegeneration laboratory

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled 

Job Description:

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION (3 years) - Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded postdoctoral position available in the Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders at St Boniface Research Centre campus in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada.

Position for a postdoctoral fellow available immediately in the Cell Biology of Neurodegeneration laboratory located at the St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre. Project will study impact of experimental diabetes on calcium homeostasis in adult sensory neurons. The rationale is that impaired calcium homeostasis contributes to the etiology of diabetic sensory neuropathy.

The applicant must possess skills in real time intracellular Ca2+ imaging, assessment of mitochondrial function and neuronal cell culture. Additional experience with adenoviral or lentiviral delivery and over-expression of siRNAs or mutant genes would be ideal (see website for more details of project: http://www.sbrc.ca/dnd/index.php?pid=2500&mid=2501&rid=11.

The principal investigator is currently funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Diabetes Association, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (USA), National Sciences & Engineering Research Council, Manitoba Health Research Council and the St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation.

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications.

Location: University of Manitoba/Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre 351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2A6 Canada

Contact:

Professor Paul Fernyhough
Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders
St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre
Room R4046
351 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2A6
Canada
Phone: 204 235 3692
Fax: 204 237 4092
Email: paulfernyhough@yahoo.com 
Employer's Web Site:  http://www.sbrc.ca/dnd 
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