美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校博士后职位—视网膜退行性疾病

美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校博士后职位—视网膜退行性疾病

RESEARCH SPECIALIST

University Of Wisconsin Madison

Description

RESEARCH SPECIALIST

The Waisman Center is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases throughout the lifespan. One of only 15 centers of its kind in the United States, the Waisman Center encompasses laboratories for biomedical and behavioral research, a brain imaging center, and a clinical bio- manufacturing facility for the production of pharmaceuticals for early stage human clinical trials. In addition to its research efforts, the Center provides an array of services to people with developmental disabilities, offers numerous educational and outreach programs to young children and their families, and trains scientists and clinicians who will serve our nation in the future.

The Gamm Lab studies inherited and acquired eye diseases that culminate in the degeneration of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a significant cause of visual morbidity. The goals of the Lab are to investigate cellular and molecular events that occur during retinogenesis and provide cells for use in rescue or replacement therapies for retinal degenerative diseases.

The Research Specialist will evaluate transplanted human pluripotent stem cell-derived photoreceptors in animal models of retinal disease using functional testing and histological methods for a current project which aims to use retinal lineage cells derived from these pluripotent sources to test cell replacement strategies. Principal duties will include rat imaging and testing, histology (cryosectioning), immunolabeling, imaging, cell counting using stereology methods, and data entry and analysis.

About the Job:

Research Specialist (RE047)

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required Bachelor's Degree A Bachelor's Degree is required. A degree in Biology or a related field is preferred.

Qualifications:

Well-qualified applicants will have the following preferred experience: - Minimum of one year of experience in biological sciences research. Undergraduate research considered. - Experience working with rodents - Experience with histology - Experience with cell counting methods such as stereology - Experience with immunolabeling - Experience with microscopy