Post-doctoral fellow in Neurosciences
- Employer
- Bronx Veterans Medical Research Foundation
- Location
- James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
- Salary
- From $59,000 depending on experience and consistent with NIH guidelines
- Closing date
- Feb 18, 2021
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- Discipline
- Life Sciences, Neuroscience
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Job Type
- Postdoc, Postdoc Fellowship
- Organization Type
- Academia
A postdoc position is available in the lab of Dr. Christopher Cardozo http://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/cardozolab/. Dr. Cardozo is Director of the Preclinical Program of the National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord injury http://www.scirc.org. His group is located at James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, an affiliate of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The preclinical program comprises a growing group of highly collaborative investigators who pursue a broad range of studies in a team-oriented environment. Current studies are aimed at: small molecules that improve locomotor function or reduce pain after spinal cord injury; understanding the neurobiology responsible for effects of genetic factors on outcomes after spinal cord injury; pharmacologic strategies to improve muscle function after spinal cord injury; and role(s) of the adaptor protein Numb in skeletal muscle function and as a determinant of age-related loss of muscle function.
The successful applicant will have a background in cell and molecular biology, basic skills handling laboratory mice and a history of publication of high quality, first-author publications. The position includes appointment as a post-doctoral fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and thereby provides access to support and access to educational opportunities through the ISMMS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. Training will be provided as needed.
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