<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We are
seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to work on NIH-funded
projects in the field of retinal neurobiology. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Our lab uses molecular, histological, functional imaging, and
electrophysiological techniques to study</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> circuit structure and function in normal and diseased retina. Current projects
include:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">1)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Investigation
of the physiological properties of novel amacrine and ganglion cell types in ex vivo macaque retina.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">2)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Investigation
of retinal circuit remodeling and stem-cell derived photoreceptor integration
in a non-human primate model of photoreceptor degeneration. This project is a collaborative
effort funded through the NEI Audacious Goals Initiative.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Further
information about our research and links to project descriptions can be
found at: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.retinalab.berkeley.edu/research">www.retinalab.berkeley.edu/research</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Applicants should have a PhD in vision science,
neuroscience, molecular and cellular biology, bioengineering or a related discipline.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The ideal candidate will have experience in
one or more of the following areas: retinal electrophysiology
(e.g. patch-clamp, calcium imaging or multielectrode array recordings),
immunohistochemistry, fluorescence microscopy (e.g. confocal,
two-photon, light-sheet), immunoelectron microscopy, image analysis.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p>

<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Interested candidates should submit a: (1) curriculum vitae, (2) brief
statement of research interests and (3) contact information for three
references to <a href="mailto:tpu@berkeley.edu">tpu@berkeley.edu</a> The first rolling deadline is December 15, 2021.
Informal inquiries are welcomed.</span><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br clear="all"></font><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Helvetica"><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><font color="#000000">---------------------------------------</font></div><div style=""><font color="#000000">Teresa Puthussery OD PhD<br>Assistant Professor <br>Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science</font></div><div style=""><font color="#000000">& Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute<br>University of California, Berkeley<br></font></div><div style=""><a href="http://www.retinalab.berkeley.edu/" target="_blank" style=""><font color="#000000" style="">www.retinalab.berkeley.edu</font></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>