Understanding how tumors damage the optic nerve and lead to blindness, and developing novel therapies for vision loss.
Requirements
- Laboratory Research
- Organizing
- Recordkeeping
- Working Independently
Responsibilities
- Uses a combination of novel genetically engineered mice and primary neuron and glial cells to determine the mechanisms underlying tumor-induced nerve injury
- discover how such knowledge can be used to develop novel therapies for vision loss
- evaluate promising therapeutic agents for potential clinical trials
Other
- Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
- This position works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards.
- The individual must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals.
- Communication
