Job Description
Open to postdoc inquiries.  Applicants should have a PhD in neuroscience, pharmacology, cell biology, biochemistry or a related field. Prior experience in electrophysiology and/or fluorescence imaging is a plus but not required. Solid publication record is desired, with good written and verbal communication skills in English.  Ongoing research projects focus on characterizing the role of postsynaptic scaffold proteins, kinases and phosphatases in regulating  glutamate receptors, GABA receptors,  and voltage-gated Ca+ channels during synaptic plasticity. Additional projects focus on how neuronal excitation is coupled to transcription to control gene expression.   We are studying the function of these molecular and cellular mechanisms during normal synaptic plasticity as well as how dysfunction in these pathways contributes to nervous system disorders, including autism, intellectual disability, Alzheimer's disease, and vascular dementia.