POSTDOCTORAL POSITION TO STUDY THE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF HEARING AND HEARING LOSS

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION TO STUDY THE CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF HEARING AND HEARING LOSS

A NIH-funded postdoctoral position is available immediately in the Corfas Lab at the Kresge Hearing Research Institute of the University of Michigan to study the mechanisms regulating the formation, function and degeneration of the inner ear, with focus on synaptic and myelin biology.

http://medicine.umich.edu/dept/khri/faculty-labs/labs/corfas-laboratory

Te ideal candidate will have a PhD in Neuroscience or equivalent, a solid background in cell-molecular biology and/or expertise in imaging (light and/or EM) and auditory physiology. Experience with viral-mediated gene therapy and inner ear delivery highly desirable.

Some relevant papers:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25329343/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36088647/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38935589/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28211470/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38168255/

Please send curriculum vitae, research interests, and names of three references to:

Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.

Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery

Director, Kresge Hearing Research Institute

The University of Michigan

Corfas@med.umich.edu