Research Assistant
Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciencesonsite
Posted 1w ago · via Workday
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Job Description: Summary The Research Assistant will support research in the O'Connor-Giles Laboratory, which studies synapse formation, function, and plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster . The lab uses genetic, imaging, physiological, and behavioral tools in the fly model to identify and characterize conserved synaptic genes, with a focus on those associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. The Research Assistant will focus on a current project PDZD8, a new signaling molecule the lab identified as a positive regulator of activity-dependent synaptogenesis. PDZD8 operates at signaling sites between organelles where the exchange of lipids, ions, and other metabolites regulates the formation of new synapses in response to neuronal activity.…
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