Neuroscience Postdoctoral Researcher

La Jolla, CA       ·       Full time

About the job

The Dore laboratory, in the Department of Neurosciences, at the University of California, San Diego, is conducting an open search for a Postdoctoral Scholar. The Dore lab is interested in mechanisms underlying synaptic weakening, especially in the context of Alzheimer’s disease. To study how synapses are affected during Alzheimer’s and to develop approaches to reverse synaptic damage, we use a combination of imaging (immunofluorescence, fluorescence lifetime imaging), patch-clamp electrophysiology and biochemical techniques. For this specific project, we are looking for someone with experience in brain slice electrophysiology to investigate a novel therapeutic strategy in Alzheimer’s disease model mice. Dr. Dore has been working in the Neurosciences department since 2012, under Dr. Roberto Malinow, a pioneer in synaptic plasticity, until 2017. Since then, Dr. Dore has been leading her independent research program and recently received substantial funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to pursue studies aiming to characterize the role of PSD-95 in Alzheimer’s disease.

See the lab website for more information about our research:

https://neurosciences.ucsd.edu/research/labs/dore/index.html

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