加拿大麦吉尔大学招聘神经系统科学博士后

Employer: Dr. Yong Rao at McGill University Health Centre
Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/crn/inve...
Location: McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada
Type: Postdoctoral
Posted: June 23, 2011
Expires: August 19, 2011
 
job description

Position Title: Postdoctoral fellow

Recruiter Information:
Dr. Yong Rao
Associate Professor
Centre for Research in Neuroscience
McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Project Description:
One postdoctoral fellow position is available in the lab of Dr. Yong Rao at the McGill Centre for Research in Neuroscience to study the molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating neuronal connectivity and behavior (i.e. aggression and directional choice) in the model system Drosophila melanogaster. The projects will involve a combination of biochemical, molecular and genetic approaches to isolate and characterize novel genes involved in regulating neural network formation and behavior.

Selected Publications:
S. Cameron, Y. Rao (2010). Molecular mechanisms of tiling and self-avoidance in neural development. Mol Brain 3:28.
L. Yu, Y. Zhou, S. Cheng, Y. Rao (2010). PlexinA-Semaphorin-1a reverse signaling regulates photoreceptor axon guidance in Drosophila. J. Neurosci. 30: 12151-12156
K. Ferguson, H. Long, W. Chang, Y. Rao (2009). The Ig Superfamily member Turtle mediates axonal tiling in Drosophila. J. Neurosci. 29: 14151-14159.
H. Long, Y. Ou, Y. Rao, D. van Meyel (2009). Dendrite branching and self-avoidance is controlled by the conserved Ig member Turtle. Development 136:3475-84.
C. Zhou, Y. Rao, Y. Rao (2008). A subset of octopaminergic neurons are important for Drosophila aggression. Nature Neurosci. 11, 1059-1067
H. Long, S. Cameron, L. Yu, Y. Rao (2006). De novo GMP synthesis is required for axon guidance in Drosophila. Genetics 172: 1633-1642.
P. Cafferty, L. Yu, H. Long, Y. Rao (2006). Semaphorin-1a functions as a guidance receptor in the Drosophila visual system. J. Neurosci. 26: 3999-4003
P. Cafferty, L. Yu, Y. Rao (2004). The receptor tyrosine kinase Off-track is required for layer-specific neuronal connectivity in Drosophila. Development 131:5287-5295
W. Ruan, H. Long, D. Vuong,Y. Rao (2002). Bifocal is a downstream target of the ste20-like serine/threonine kinase Misshapen in regulating photoreceptor growth-cone targeting in Drosophila. Neuron 36: 831-842.
Y. Rao, P. Pang, W. Ruan, D. Guning, S. L. Zipursky (2000), brakeless is required for photoreceptor growth-cone targeting in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 97: 5966-5971.
W. Ruan, P. Pang, Y. Rao (1999). The SH2/SH3 adapter protein Dock interacts with the Ste20-like kinase Misshapen in controlling growth cone motility. Neuron 24: 595-605.

Available: immediately

Qualifications:
Candidates with a recent Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience, Genetics, Biology, Psychology and other related discipline are encouraged to apply.

Financial Aid:
The stipend is $38,000/year.

Contact Information:
Dr. Yong Rao
Neurology, Montreal General Hospital, Room L7-136, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4

Fax: 1-514-934-8216
Phone: 1-514-934-8094

E-mail: yong.rao@mcgill.ca