Florida International University, Miami FL
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48,000 students in two campus and three centers including FIU Downtown
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FIU is a member of the Sun Belt Conference and has 400 student-athletes
participating in 17 sports. In 2010 the Panthers won their first bowl game.
For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
A
postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jorge Riera,
i.e. the Neuronal Mass Dynamics (NMD) Lab, Department of Biomedical
Engineering at FIU (http://www.bme.fiu.edu).
The selected candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary effort to
study the main physiopathological aspects underlying refractory epilepsy
in type II Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD). The postdoctoral researcher
will combine optogenetic/pharmacological manipulations
and four recording techniques to study the neuro- vascular/metabolic
coupling mechanisms and microcircuit working principles at the
degenerated (i.e. the core) and adjacent “edematous” regions of this
type of brain lesion using a rat’s model of type II FCD.
The main recording techniques will be intracranial potentials obtained
with MEA, large-scale EEG data, laser Doppler flowmetry and O2/NO
amperometric measurements. He/she will investigate pathways for
inflammatory signaling, as well as mechanisms
for seizure-induced tissue damages and cellular reactivity in this type
of lesion. The postdoctoral researcher will interact extensively with
biomedical engineers (e.g. Dr. Wei-Chiang Lin @FIU), neuroscientists
(e.g. Dr. Tara Stewart at Miami Children Hospital),
industrial partners and students.
The
candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills
and the ability to work as part of a team. The position is for two
years, renewable on a yearly basis.
This work will require experimental design for physiological
measurements and extensive analysis of data. A PhD or comparable
advanced degree in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Physics or
related fields is required. Applicants must have a strong background
in neuroscience. Prior experience of working with biophysical models
and/or in computational neurosciences is highly desirable. Applicants
must be comfortable programming in MATLAB (desirable) or C++.
The NMD lab is focused on:
i) developing biophysical models to interpret and fuse different modalities of brain imaging,
ii) using them to study complex problems associated with neurological disorders in pre-clinical trials, and
iii) finally transferring technologies resulting from these
studies to biomedical industry and clinical practice. The Biomedical
Engineering Department at Florida International University is leading
the state in biomedical engineering education. It is
endowed by generous support from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, the
Ware Foundation and the State of Florida. Many faculty in the
department work closely with researchers in the Brain Institute at the
Miami Children’s Hospital, CATE Institute for neuroscience
research and many biomedical companies in South Florida. Applications must be submitted via email to
jrieradi@fiu.edu
(deadline, December 1st) along with the following documents (CV, three references, cover letter).
FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and is an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer.
Jorge Riera, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Neuronal Mass Dynamics Lab.
Dept. Biomedical Engineering
Florida International University
Email:
jrieradi@fiu.edu
Phone: 305 348-4948
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