Prior research experience using C. elegans is helpful but not essential. An ideal candidate will grow in independence and may eventually pursue graduate training or take on a permanent high-level research position in the lab. Depending on the experience of the individual, this position may also require some general lab duties. The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at OMRF is superbly equipped for molecular biology, biochemistry, imaging, and C. elegans research.
Salary is highly competitive and commensurate with experience.
To determine how signals between nerve cells are positively and negatively regulated. Since the individual components of this signaling network are widely expressed in the nervous system and are highly conserved between the nematode C. elegans and humans, we hypothesize that this network may play a central role in all nervous systems. A deeper understanding of the G protein signaling in nerve cells could yield important insights into how nervous systems establish, maintain, and modify behavior. Although the main purpose of this research is to address basic questions about how nerve cells function, our findings may ultimately have applications in the treatment of human neural disorders such as depression, hyperactivity, memory disorders, and sleep disorders. A Novel Conserved Protein that is required for Gq a Signaling in the C. elegans Nervous System.