Open Postdoctoral position, faculty mentor Wendy Liu

We have an opening for a full-time postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Wendy Liu, MD, PhD in the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University to conduct collaborative projects in vision research.
Our laboratory is interested in studying the role of mechanosensation in the eye and its role in glaucoma and other ocular pathologies. Questions we are interested in studying include: 1) What are the ion channels that mediate pressure sensing in the eye? 2) What physiological roles do these channels play in the eye? 3) Do these ion channels mediate the development of glaucoma and other ocular diseases?
The successful applicant will lead a project investigating the role of mechanosensitive ion channels in different cell types in the eye. Relevant techniques include basic molecular biology, cell culture, calcium imaging, electrophysiology, rodent microsurgery and animal models of glaucoma and other ocular diseases.
The postdoctoral fellow will be joining a young lab with exciting opportunities to make discoveries that intersect ophthalmology and sensory neuroscience. Mentorship and career development is a strong focus and there will be opportunities for grant writing, manuscript writing, and presenting work at national meetings.
Highly motivated candidates with expertise on techniques such as eye and brain histology, molecular and cellular biology, electrophysiology, calcium imaging and animal handling experience are encouraged to apply.