Electrophysiological and optical imaging techniques are applied to study the targeting of conductance mechanisms to sub-cellular compartments, the dynamic properties of free cytoplasmic calcium, and the modulation of responses by dopamine in isolated photoreceptors from salamanders and monkeys. A sub-project is designed to determine directly the transmission properties of electrical signals within foveal cones of monkeys. Experience with intracellular recording, particularly with the patch clamp technique, is desirable.
Position is available immediately and pay scale is highly competitive.
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