Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The Neuroscience Team at the Johnson Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC in La Jolla, CA is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to research the Assembly of Postsynaptic Signaling Complexes
Johnson Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Development, L.L.C. develops treatments that improve the health and lifestyles of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass novel targets in neurologic disorders, gastroenterology, oncology, infectious disease, diabetes, hematology, metabolic disorders, immunologic disorders, and reproductive medicine.
The Neuroscience Team at the Johnson Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC in La Jolla, California discovers medicines to treat neuropsychiatric diseases - especially disorders of mood and cognition. Our discovery strategy focuses in part on the emerging pharmacology of synaptic receptors and their associated subunits. To develop this exciting science we seek an outstanding postdoctoral fellow to employ biochemical and genetic strategies to elucidate the molecular composition and plasticity of neuronal glutamate receptor complexes. The fellow will discover new drug targets and interrogate their roles with transgenic models and pharmacological agents. By interacting with Johnson and Johnson's medicinal chemistry, biochemical screening and molecular neurobiology teams, the fellow will be uniquely positioned to perform and publish cutting-edge basic science while benefiting from the resources and technologies of a pharmaceutical company.
Qualifications
The qualified candidate should have completed a Ph.D. in biochemistry, pharmacology, neuroscience or a related discipline. This role requires that successful candidate to have relevant high impact publications as the first author. A minimum of 2 publications are required for the candidate to be considered for this opportunity; neuroscience research and publications are strongly desired. Exemplary publications include (Kato et al. Neuron 2010 68:1082-96; Schober et al. J Biol Chem. 2011 286:13134-42).
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