(posted 2023/02/28, listed until 2023/08/31)
| Position ID: | Duke-P&N-AIR2_BILBOLAB [#24439] |
| Position Title: | Associate in Research |
| Position Type: | Other |
| Position Location: | Durham, North Carolina 27708-0999, United States [map] |
| Subject Area: | Neuroscience / Systems neuroscience |
| Appl Deadline: | 2023/08/31 11:59PM (posted 2023/02/28, listed until 2023/08/31) |
| Position Description: | |
Associate in Research Dr. Staci Bilbo / Developmental Neuroimmunology Lab at Duke Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Overview Dr. Staci Bilbo’s Developmental Neuroimmunology Lab at Duke has a focus on the area of neuroendocrine-immune interactions and their role in motivated behavior, using laboratory rats and mice as a model organism. Research projects are aimed at exploring the mechanisms by which innate CNS immune cells, primarily microglia, and their products such as cytokines and chemokines, influence both normal and abnormal brain development, and their implications for behavioral outcomes later in life, including cognition, affect, and addiction. We use a variety of behavioral, cellular, and molecular techniques; including the use of genetically modified animals and behavioral testing (e.g., social behavior, anxiety, depression, & addiction); in vivo surgical techniques and circuit manipulations (e.g. chemogenetics); ex vivo glial cell cultures; endpoint tissue collection and processing (e.g., flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, ELISAs, Westerns, qPCR); and image analysis (e.g., light, confocal microscopy). Work Performed The Associate in Research will be particularly involved in a newly funded NIAAA project focused on the role of microglia, inhibitory interneuron development, and alcohol use disorder using a mouse model. They will be involved in all aspects of the project from animal handling and husbandry, execution of the drinking protocol, endpoint tissue collection and processing, and image acquisition and analysis, e.g. of discrete cell populations within the brain. There will be opportunities for authorship and presentation of results at local conferences. This is a full time, grant funded position, eligible for all Duke benefits (https://hr.duke.edu/benefits) with an initial appointment of one year with the possibility of renewal, dependent on funding and performance. Desired Qualifications
This position includes the opportunity to pursue a variety of research opportunities that can result in authorship on academic publications.
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