Postdoctoral fellowships in chemical biology. The Ellis-Davies lab is well known for work at the interface of chemistry and biology (e.g. photosensitive (or caged) neurotransmitters for the stimulation of nerve cells). Several postdoctoral positions are available in our new labs at Mount Sinai School of Medicine to do make drugs against Alzheimer's disease and novel chromophores for photochemical drug delivery in living animals using modern synthetic organic chemistry. We have our own mouse model of Alzheimer's and many active collaborations with neuroscientists, so the successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with biologists, and learn about pharmacology and neuroscience. Our papers appear in high profile journals (eg. Nature Chemical Biology, Journal of Neuroscience, Nature Methods, ChemBioChem, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, etc.). Candidates MUST HAVE a Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry for consideration. Please send ONLY these details: 1. education history; 2. webpages of three references; and 3. list of publications. Ideally you live in the USA or Europe, as you will have to come to New York City for an interview. Rotations for prospective PhD students in neuroscience. I am very excited to be a member of the Department of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai, not least because of the high quality of the graduate students! The core technique my lab uses is 2-photon imaging of living mice. Thus, a lab rotation involves, at a minimum, mastering this technique (see below example by Yael Grossman from a rotation in the Autumn of 2011) and showing some real interest in collaboration with the "other half" of the Ellis-Davies lab (the chemical biologists).  |