Post-Doctoral Candidate in Perinatal Brain Research Laboratory, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
Post-doctoral candidate position is available starting January 2009. Our laboratory is concerned with understanding the effects of brain ischemia on blood-brain barrier permeability to cytokines during development and potential anti-cytokine neuroprotective strategies using a large animal fetal sheep model. The work will yield neuroprotective strategies that will potentially prevent the development of cerebral palsy in infants. This exciting position includes participation in experiments in pregnant sheep including surgical preparation, physiologic studies, molecular biological, immunohistochemical, immunological analysis in the fetal sheep brain, computerized analysis of hemodynamic measures in the fetus, and EEG analysis of the fetal brain. This exciting neuroscience opportunity in an extremely productive laboratory will permit the post-doctoral candidates extensive opportunity for publication in prestigious peer review journals. The position requires Ph.D. degree, neuroscience expertise, familiarity with neuroscience bench work techniques including molecular biology, immunohistochemistry, cell culture, antibody, and protein production, etc., and proven writing ability. However, MS will be considered. Experience with radioactive materials, data acquisition, and statistical analysis is preferred, but not required. This is an ideal position for a dedicated, hard working, recent Ph.D. graduate willing make a commitment for 4½ years to a newly funded RO1 grant.
Contact Dr. Barbara Stonestreet at (401) 274-1122, x1229 or at Bstonestreet@wihri.org