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We are currently looking for a postdoc and PhD students
to join the lab.
We are currently looking for a postdoc and PhD students
to join the lab.
Openings for a postdoctoral research associate interested in brain maps
Paul Katz’s lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (http://tinyurl.com/pkatzlab) is seeking a postdoctoral research to join a project in collaboration with Daniel Baum at the Zuse Institute in Berlin. We received from from NIH through the Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) "Automated neural identification - individuals, development, and species"
We have been pioneering the use of the nudibranch, Berghia stephanieae to ask fundamental questions about the structure and function of neural processing. Nudibranchs, like other gastropods, have central ganglia that continue to add neurons as the animal grows, increasing the number of neurons over 40 fold in just eight weeks. Individual neurons can be recognized at each developmental stage, some arise early and others later, providing an opportunity to compare synaptic organization and gene expression in the same neuron at different times. We are asking how newly born neurons become incorporated into functional neural circuits by combining 3D electron microscopy, cell tracing, single cell transcriptomics, and multiplexed in situ hybridization chain reaction to create developmental cell atlases.
Postdocs will develop their individual project with the expectation that they will build an independent research program. Postdocs are expected to mentor and work as a team with students in the lab. We work to foster a cooperative, inclusive environment in the lab.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has a large and growing neuroscience community. Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Amherst, and Hampshire Colleges are all nearby and contribute to the academic environment. Amherst is located about 2 hours west of Boston. There is train service to New York City as well. Amherst is situated in the Connecticut River Valley, convenient to skiing in the Berkshire Mountains and Vermont. There is a lively music scene and art scene.
Applicants should send a cover letter, with contact information for three references, and a c.v. to pkatz@umass.edu. Applications will be considered as they are received.
Techniques include:
Volume electron microscopy / connectomics
Bioinformatics / transcriptomics
In situ hybridization chain reaction
Axonal tract tracing
and more...
Postdoc applicants should send a cover letter, with names and contact information of three references, and cv to pkatz@umass.edu.
Prospective PhD students should apply through one of three graduate programs:
Applicants are encouraged to email pkatz@umass.edu as soon as possible.
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