Postdoctoral Position in Epilepsy Research
University of California Irvine School of Biological Sciences
United States

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The Department of Neurobiology and Behavior invite applications for a PostDoctoral scholar position in Epilepsy Research. This position is funded by an NIH T32 training grant. The multidisciplinary Training Program in Epilepsy Research supports diverse approaches to (1) understanding fundamental neurobiological processes leading to epilepsy and associated cognitive and emotional problems, and (2) translational research.

Participating Departments and Laboratories include:
Anatomy & Neurobiology Please apply to https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08318
Lulu Y. Chen, PhD - Synaptic mechanisms and co-morbidities of epilepsy.
Laura A. Ewell, PhD - Circuit function and memory in epilepsy.
Christine M. Gall, PhD - Synaptic mechanisms of memory.
Robert F Hunt, PhD - TBI, genetic epilepsy, interneurons.
Gary Lynch, PhD - Memory, hippocampal networks.
Daniele Piomelli, PhD - Endocannabinoids in epilepsy.
Oswald Steward, PhD - Hippocampal plasticity in epilepsy.
Xiangmin Xu, PhD - Learning & memory, new tools for neuroscience.
Physiology & Biophysics Please apply to https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08337
Geoffrey Abbott, PhD - Ion channels in epilepsy; drug discovery.
Pediatrics Please apply to https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08334
Tallie Z. Baram, MD, PhD - Mechanisms of developmental epilepsy.
Autumn Ivy, MD, PhD - Epigenetics of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Neurology Please apply to https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08335
John Weiss, MD, PhD - Neurodegeneration in epilepsy.
Neurobiology and Behavior Please apply to https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08323
Marcelo Wood, PhD - Epigenetic mechanisms of synaptic plasticity.
Michael A. Yassa, PhD - Neuroimaging in epilepsy.

Department: https://neurobiology.uci.edu/

Program: https://epilepsyresearch.uci.edu/

Appointment as a Postdoctoral Scholar requires a doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D., M.D.) or the foreign equivalent.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

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