[Lfm] Funded PhD position in neuroscience

[Carolina Rezaval]

Dear friends and colleagues,

Please spread the word about this opportunity for a PhD position in my lab at the University of Birmingham (see attached ad).

I would appreciate it if you could distribute this information in your institutions and, especially, to talented candidates.

Many thanks,

Carolina
Funded PhD position available in the lab of ‘Neurogenetics of Behaviour’ at Birmingham.

We are looking for motivated people with experience and/or interest in neuroscience, behaviour, genetics and Drosophila to do a PhD with us. The successful applicants will pursue research projects with the goal of understanding how animals make decisions when faced with conflicting options. The techniques employed will include genetics, molecular biology, optogenetics, live imaging, and fly behaviour. You will be part of a young team within the stimulating and international environment of the University of Birmingham. We are based in the School of Biosciences, as part of an exciting fly community.

Apply now! https://www.rezavallab.org/open-positions.html
Closing Date: 10th January 2021

For further information visit www.rezavallab.org and contact Carolina Rezaval (C.Rezaval at bham.ac.uk).

About our research:
Animals engage in daily activities that are essential for survival and reproduction, such as feeding, mating or fighting for resources. How does an animal prioritise one behaviour over others? We know that cues conveying external information (e.g., threats from other animals, access to food) and internal state (e.g., fear, hunger) guide behavioural choices. However, exactly how action-selection occurs in the brain remains unknown.

Our lab takes advantage of unparalleled genetic and neural tools available in the fruit fly Drosophila to unravel the mechanisms underlying behavioural choices. By studying how the brain makes decisions at a genetic, cellular and circuit level, in an accessible experimental system, we aim to reveal fundamental principles underlying behavioural choices that might be present across species.

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Dr Carolina Rezaval
Birmingham Fellow
www.rezavallab.org<http://www.rezavallab.org>


Phone: 00 44 (0)121 4147196
School of Biosciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
United Kingdom


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