The Human Frontier Science Program has funded a three-year project to study post-synaptic structure and function. The structure and function of the pre-synapse is relatively well-understood. However, while the post-synapse is critical to a range of brain disorders, the complex structure attached to the post-synaptic membrane—known as the post-synaptic density—remains largely mysterious. This ambitious project . . . read more
Dear friends and colleagues, Thank you for visiting the Grass Foundation booth at SfN 2018! It was a pleasure to speak with so many of you and we hope to welcome you to the Grass Fellows program in the future. The Grass Fellowship Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, supports investigator-designed, independent research . . . read more
Postdoctoral positions are available to examine brain circuitry in normal and dementia-model mice. Experiments will use either: (1) optogenetic circuit mapping technology in brain slices to identify brain circuitry; (2) behavioural assays, in combination with in vivo optogenetics, to determine the behavioural roles of these circuits; and (3) determine the cellular, synaptic and molecular mechanisms . . . read more
Yale-NUS College, a highly selective liberal arts and science college in Singapore, founded by Yale University and the National University of Singapore, is inviting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor appointment. They particularly welcome applications from molecular biologists using computational or cell biological approaches to their teaching and research. The college is also looking to expand . . . read more
The Grass Foundation Fellowship in Neuroscience Grass Fellowships at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA, support investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their career. Supported approaches include neurophysiology, biophysics, integrative neurobiology, neuroethology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, systems neuroscience, cellular and developmental neurobiology, and computational approaches to neural systems. The Foundation also has a . . . read more
Cellular neurophysiology of the olfactory cortex Two postdoctoral positions are available at the Australian National University to conduct fundamental research on how olfactory information is processed by the primary olfactory (piriform) cortex. Projects include the use of an endoscope to image olfactory plasticity in behaving mice, and using in vivo patch clamping and 2-photon microscopy to study . . . read more
Dr Yu Fengwei Group: Postdoctoral Position A Postdoctoral position is available immediately in Dr Yu Fengwei Group at Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory. The research group is interested in understanding mechanisms of neuronal remodelling and disorders using a model organism, Drosophila. Responsibilities: The research projects aim to develop a Drosophila model of neuronal pruning, ageing and degeneration. Drosophila genetics and . . . read more
Details for a post-doctoral position in Maarten Kole’s laboratory (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience) can be found in the following links: https://www.fens.org/News-Activities/Jobs/job-19110/ https://nin.nl/about-us/vacancies/postdoc-cellular-imaging/
A position at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine is open for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Systems Neuroscience. Although candidates working on a broad range of research topics within this area are encouraged to apply, the ideal applicant will be using a vertebrate model system and employ techniques such as neurophysiology, imaging, optogenetics, . . . read more
Postdoctoral positions are available to determine the circuit mechanisms underlying dementia. The goals are to (1) use optogenetic circuit mapping technology in brain slices to identify brain circuitry defects in several mouse models of dementia; (2) use behavioural assays, in combination with in vivo optogenetics, to determine the roles of these circuit defects in dementia; . . . read more