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Post: Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Neuropharmacology of Postsynaptic Signaling Complexes
Job Description:
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 Neuropharmacology 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 study the molecular pharmacology of glutamate receptor complexes. The fellow will characterize new drug target and interrogate their roles with novel pharmacological agents. By interacting with Johnson & 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.
Desired Profile:
The qualified candidate should have completed a Ph.D. and postdoctoral fellowship 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).
Additional Information:
Location: North America-United States-California-San Diego
Education: M.Pharm, Ph.D-Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Neuroscience
Industry Type: Pharma/ Biotech/Clinical Research
Functional Area: R&D
Job Code: 2387110627
End Date: 20th Sept., 2011
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