[Lfm] Fwd: [Jedi] PhD studentship, postdoc/RA positions in neuroscience

[Sousa-Nunes, Rita]

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From: Andrew Lin <andrew.lin at sheffield.ac.uk>
Date: 11 November 2022 at 08:02:53 GMT
To: "jedi at fly-jedi.org JEDI" <jedi at fly-jedi.org>
Subject: [Jedi] PhD studentship, postdoc/RA positions in neuroscience


Hi all,

I'd be most grateful if you could spread the word about this 4-year BBSRC-funded PhD studentship in my lab at the University of Sheffield. All interested applicants are encouraged to contact me directly.

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/bbsrc-white-rose-dtp-studentship-compartmentalised-synaptic-plasticity-underlying-associative-memory/?p147433<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.findaphd.com%2Fphds%2Fproject%2Fbbsrc-white-rose-dtp-studentship-compartmentalised-synaptic-plasticity-underlying-associative-memory%2F%3Fp147433&data=05%7C01%7Crita.sousa-nunes%40kcl.ac.uk%7C00ad482876ad407a650308dac3baeae4%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638037505731252028%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=puD8kHgDpd%2BFhSuwHqdVnxsYgrpo62%2FOg6ineVmFy18%3D&reserved=0>

Further details below & flyer attached; application deadline 8 January 2023.

I will also have 3 postdoc or RA positions starting next spring/summer, to work on projects related to homeostatic plasticity and associative memory in the mushroom body - though the adverts are not out yet, I'd be grateful if you could spread the word to anyone who might be interested and encourage them to contact me.

Best wishes,
Andrew

Compartmentalised synaptic plasticity underlying associative memory
Project details
If a neuron is connected to multiple partners, and it needs to change its connection strength with one partner but not the others, how does it do that? That is, what mechanisms underlie the specificity of synaptic plasticity?

We are studying a form of synaptic plasticity that underlies how Drosophila (fruit flies) learn to associate a specific odour with reward or punishment. Here, learning makes neurons called “Kenyon cells” reduce neurotransmitter release onto some neurons but not other neurons, even though these contrasting synapses are right next to each other. How can such exquisite synaptic specificity be possible in such a small space?

We’ll test the hypothesis that synaptic plasticity signalling takes place in spatially confined “microdomains”. We’ll do this using a combination of two-photon imaging to record neural activity, plus analysing the fly connectome and using new super-resolution techniques like expansion microscopy (where the brain is blown up to 4x its normal size, revealing otherwise-invisible details).

Funding
This studentship is funded by the BBSRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership for 4 years starting October 2023 (start date flexible). It includes tuition fees, a tax-free stipend starting at £17,668/year (adjusted for inflation each year), and a 3 month non-academic work placement. International students are eligible but only home fees are paid.

About the lab
The project is based in the lab of Dr Andrew Lin in the School of Biosciences at the University of Sheffield with co-supervision by Prof Mikko Juusola. The Lin lab is funded by the BBSRC and a Wellcome Trust Discovery Award and has dedicated two-photon microscopes and an electrophysiology rig. The lab also benefits from a light microscope core facility and a fly facility with technical support for food and stock maintenance.

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Andrew Lin
School of Biosciences
University of Sheffield
Firth Court
Western Bank
Sheffield S10 2TN
+44 (0) 114 222 3643
http://www.aclinlab.org<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aclinlab.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Crita.sousa-nunes%40kcl.ac.uk%7C00ad482876ad407a650308dac3baeae4%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0%7C0%7C638037505731252028%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=h5n9k0W9lP%2FyXufFzubQYz2O2gue6pAoTzyn%2Fj8NH%2Fo%3D&reserved=0>
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