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  • PhD Position at the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, in
    Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Integrative Neuroscience, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurophotonics. View
  • Ph.D position available -Prion Protein – Laboratory of Andréa C. LeBlanc, McGill University View
  • Ph.D position available Alzheimer’s Disease – Laboratory of Andréa C. LeBlanc, McGill University View
  • MSc or PhD Position in Neuroscience, Turner Laboratory, University of Calgary View

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PhD Position at the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec

Graduate student positions at the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec. For PhD in:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Integrative Neuroscience
  • Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neurophotonics

Open competition for studies starting between
Sept 2013 and May 2014.

Application deadline: March 31st 2013

Top candidates will be invited for an onsite interview

For more information and to apply:http://phdatiusmq.org

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Ph.D position available – Laboratory of Andréa C. LeBlanc

(Lady Davis Insitute, and Dept. Neurology and Neurosurgery or Dept Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill U.)

Research on the normal function of prion protein against Bax-mediated cell death. Various projects are available

  1. understanding the underlying molecular mechanism involved in prion protein anti-Bax function,
  2. understanding the effect of prion protein mutations on the retrotranslocation of proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum to the cytosol, and
  3. studying endoplasmic reticulum stress on prion protein.

Graduate students should have obtained a M.Sc. degree from a recognized University and have training in molecular and cell biology, have the qualifications to become part of the Integrated Program of Neuroscience at McGill University (www.mcgill.ca/ipn/) or the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Preference will be given to students with published scientific manuscripts. Chosen graduate students can work as research assistants for the summer until they register in their program in September 2012. References

  1. Jodoin J, Laroche-Pierre S, Goodyer CG, LeBlanc AC (2007) Defective retrotranslocation causes loss of anti-Bax function in human familial prion protein mutants. J Neurosci 27:5081-5091.
  2. Laroche-Pierre, S., Jodoin, J., LeBlanc, A.C. (2009) Helix 3 is necessary and sufficient for prion protein’s anti-Bax function. J. Neurochem. 108(4):1019-31
  3. Giannopoulos, P.N., Robertson, C., Jodoin, J, Paudel, H., Booth, S.A., LeBlanc, A.C.. (2009) Phosphorylation of prion protein at serine 43 induces prion protein conformational change. J. Neurosci. 29(27):8743-51.
  4. Jodoin, J., Misiewicz, M. Makhijani, P., LeBlanc, A.C. (2009) Cytosolic PrP retro-translocation is aberrant in prion protein mutations associated with Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker Disease. PlosOne 4(8):e6647.

Send CV to Andréa LeBlanc at andrea.leblanc@mcgill.ca. Posted April 2012.

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Ph.D position available – Laboratory of Andréa C. LeBlanc

(Lady Davis Insitute, and Dept. Neurology and Neurosurgery or Dept Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill U.)

Research on the role of Caspase-6 in Alzheimer Disease. Various projects are available:

  1. evaluation of Casp6 as a biomarker of Alzheimer Disease,
  2. regulation of Caspase-6 gene expression,
  3. upstream activators of Caspase-6,
  4. mouse models of Caspase-6.

Graduate students should have obtained a M.Sc. degree from a recognized University and have training in molecular and cell biology, have the qualifications to become part of the Integrated Program of Neuroscience at McGill University (http://www.mcgill.ca/ipn/) or the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Preference will be given to students with published scientific manuscripts. Chosen graduate students can work as research assistants for the summer until they register in their program in September 2012.

References:

  1. Steffen Albrecht, M.D., Neenad Bogdanovic, MD, PhD, Bengt Winblad, MD, PhD, and Andréa C. LeBlanc, Ph.D. (2009) Caspase-6 activation in Familial Alzheimer disease brains carrying amyloid precursor protein, presenilin I and presenilin II mutations. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 68(12):1282-1293. Erratum in: J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2010 Jan;69(1):110.
  2. Halawani, D., Tessier, S., Anzellotti, D., Bennett, D.A., Latterich, M. and LeBlanc, A.C. (2010) Identification of Caspase-6-mediated processing of the valosin containing protein (p97) in Alzheimer disease: a novel link to dysfunction in ubiquitin proteasome system mediated protein degradation. J. Neurosci. 30(17):6132-42.
  3. Lee AW, Champagne N, Wang X, Su XD, Goodyer CG, LeBlanc AC., (2010) Alternatively spliced caspase-6b isoform inhibits the activation of caspase-6a. J Biol Chem. 285(42):31974-84
  4. Xiao-Jun Wang , Xiang Liu , Kai-Tuo Wang, Wei Mi , Yan Zhang , Lan-Fen Li , Andrea C. LeBlanc *, Xiao-Dong Su* (*co-senior authors) (2010) Novel Intramolecular Self-Activation Mechanism of Human Caspase-6. EMBO Rep. 11(11):841-7
  5. Saskia N. Sivananthan, Andrea W. Lee, Cynthia G. Goodyer, Andrea C. LeBlanc (2010) Familial amyloid precursor protein mutants cause Caspase-6-dependent but amyloid beta peptide-independent neuronal degeneration in primary human neuron cultures. Cell Death and Disease 1: e100; doi:10.1038/cddis.2010.74

Send CV to Andréa LeBlanc at andrea.leblanc@mcgill.ca.

Posted April 2012.

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MSc or PhD Position in Neuroscience, Turner Laboratory, University of Calgary

We are seeking highly motivated graduate students at the MSc or PhD level for work on the ionic and synaptic basis of signal processing in the cerebellum. We focus on in vitro models to examine the expression pattern and interactions between ion channels using a combination of patch clamp recordings, molecular biology, immunocytochemistry, and optogenetics. We are particularly interested in the interactions between low voltage-activated calcium and potassium channels that shape the response to synaptic inputs in different regions of cerebellum.
Work is carried out in close collaboration with the lab of Dr. G.W. Zamponi in relation to protein biochemical and molecular analyses of ion channel interactions.  We are well equipped and positioned to train students in the latest techniques and areas of neuroscience to focus on publishing in top tier journals to further trainee career goals. Our lab is part of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, a coordinated group of over 100 investigators conducting research in a single complex and with a high quality trainee program offered through the Department of Neuroscience.
Salary is $25,000 per year, with many opportunities to further increase salary through competitive external awards. Top candidates will be offered a trip to Calgary to visit the lab and learn more about our program and research initiatives.
Check out our website to learn more and find contacts for trainees to get the inside information!   (http://people.ucalgary.ca/~rwturner/)   Then send a cover letter and names of 3 references to Dr. Ray W. Turner (rwturner@ucalgary.ca) to explore your opportunities to receive the best in graduate training.
Hope to see you in Calgary!