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Location: PORTLAND, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Part Time

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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">Postdoctoral Fellow<BR> <BR>Department Biomedical Engineering<BR> <BR>Location CHH<BR> <BR>Work Unit Description <BR> <BR> <BR>Join the exciting field of nanotechnology in Dr. Tania Vu?s lab, working to develop new technologies and interventions in the areas of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Nanotechnology is an emerging field that will enable breakthroughs in biology, medicine, and environmental health. At the nano-scale (about 1/100,000 the width of a human hair) materials exhibit novel electrical, chemical, and magnetic properties that offer a precise and highly sensitive means to study biological systems and advance biomedical imaging, drug delivery, and sensor development. Dr. Vu?s specific focus is on the development and application of quantum dot probes to measure neural and cellular signaling processes across time and space in order to develop molecular-scale quantitative imaging tools to illuminate these processes and develop novel diagnostic and drug interventions.<BR>Research Thrusts:<BR>* Quantum Dot Imaging Technologies to Elucidate Cellular Signaling<BR>* Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Receptor Signaling in 3D Cell Environments<BR>* Quantum Dot Assays for Mapping Kinase Activity in Cancer<BR>* Elucidating Serotonin Receptor Signaling in Major Depression<BR>* Neurotransmitter Neurosensors<BR>This position is being hired to support NIH project aimed at understanding how neuronal growth factor signaling in space and time through the application of new molecular imaging technologies (Ficther et al, PNAS, 2010). The successful applicant will spear-head a project to image the dynamic movement and downstream propagation of brain-derived neurtrophic factor (BDNF) receptor signaling in live hippocampal neurons using sensitive quantum dot probes and particle tracking algorithms.<BR> <BR>Work Schedule, Hours, FTE, Salary Range <BR> <BR> <BR>* FTE: 1.0<BR>* Salary range: Commensurate with experience<BR>* Location: OHSU Center for Health & Healing, Portland, OR<BR> <BR>Functions/Duties of Position <BR> <BR> This postdoctoral researcher will develop and apply single quantum dot super-resolution imaging technology to map the kinetic movement and downstream propagation of BDNF-ERK signaling in live neurons. Key responsibilities are to develop and apply high resolution imaging microscopies to elucidate molecular mechanism of growth factor signaling. This postdoctoral researcher will publish and present research data internally and externally and attend and participate in institutional programs, seminars and lectures. This person will prepare results for publication in scientific journals and presentations at seminars; assist PI with grant preparation and submission; and provide training and guidance to graduate students.<BR> <BR>Job Requirements <BR> <BR> <BR>Required:<BR>* Recent (within last 2 years) Ph.D. degree in biophysics/neurobiology/biomedical engineering or related field<BR>* Background in biology or engineering<BR>* Expertise in microscopy/imaging<BR>* Proven ability to organize research results for publication<BR>* Excellent verbal and writte                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   </font></td>
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