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Oregon Health & Science UniversityPosted 25 months ago

Post Doctoral Scholar

On-sitePortland, Oregon, United States

Part TimeDoctorate Or Professional DegreeLarge

Job Summary

Design and conduct experiments investigating cellular and molecular mechanisms of white matter injury, including studies on oligodendrocyte progenitors, ferroptosis, and hyaluronic acid's role in myelination failure. Manage data acquisition and analysis from human autopsy brain collections while overseeing junior research assistants and integrating with multi-site collaborators. Attend weekly lab meetings to present research findings and maintain rigorous record-keeping for this NIH-funded project focused on aging and cognitive decline.

Required Qualifications

  • MD and/or PhD
  • strong background in neuroscience
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills
  • Enthusiastic about their work
  • Highly motivated to succeed in a multi-disciplinary/multi-collaborator setting that provides a wealth of opportunities in one of the major universities for neuroscience research in the U.S.

Desired Qualifications

  • Solid training in the neurobiology of aging at the PhD level
  • Solid experience with neuroanatomical approaches (histopathology, stereology, computer-assisted image analysis using programs such as Image J, Stereoinvestigator, Neurolucida; Matlab) and standard techniques in immunohistochemistry, molecular and cellular neurobiology

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