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Mentor: Dr. Farah Lubin, Department of Neurobiology
POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY!!!
The Lubin lab is looking for a colleague that is inspired and driven by discovery research in the areas of neuroepigenetics>CRISPR/dCas9>DREADDS>bioinformatics>astrocytes>learning and memory >aging>age-related memory disorders. Your expertise in two or more of these areas is preferred. Applications from underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines and women are strongly encouraged.
Brief summary of Project: Interventions to enhance memory resilience within the aging population are possible. However, research studies that inform resiliency in this area are still lacking. Within the aging hippocampus, it is now clear that abnormal epigenetic control of gene transcription contributes to memory deficits. Nearly all the suggested epigenetic mechanisms controlling memory formation have mostly been attributed to neuronal cells within the hippocampus, largely disregarding these mechanisms in astrocytes. Thus, little is known about how astrocytic epigenetic mechanisms influence memory formation in the healthy brain or resiliency with age. Our long-term goal is to study the role of lncRNAs in astrocytes and to identify how these powerful epigenetic regulators impact memory formation with normal aging and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Why Join our Team? First, we work well as a team! While everyone leads their own projects, we usually work on them together. We value leadership, growth-oriented individuals, creativity, personal fulfillment, trust, integrity, fun. If this speaks to you, check out our website lubinlab.com and email your CV with a brief statement about your work philosophy within a group or team.
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