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University of Pittsburgh Post Doctoral.Post Doctoral.Associate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Post Doctoral.Post Doctoral.Associate Med-Ophthalmology - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (24005708)
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Ekaterina Lobanova in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh. The laboratory studies pathogenic changes in lipid metabolism and protein degradation processes in retinal diseases with the aim of identifying and validating new therapeutic strategies to treat blindness.
Duties:
Development of assays, tools, and models to study the contribution of lipid and proteostasis dysregulation to the defects in synaptogenesis and survival of retinal neurons
Development of assays for isolation, pharmacological treatment, and imaging of retinal neurons from healthy and degenerating tissues
Development of assays for proteomics, lipidomic, and metabolomic analysis of retinal neurons
Preparation of tissues and development of workflows for gene expression studies, including bioinformatics analysis
Preparation of manuscripts, presentations, and grant applications
The postdoctoral trainee will be encouraged and mentored to develop original scientific directions, apply for grants, and present their work at national meetings.
Qualification of candidate: recent Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Biophysics or related discipline
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The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EOE, including disability/vets.
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