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From: Robert Linsenmeier <r-linsenmeier@nwu.edu>
Subject: Postdoc; Retinal Microenvironment
IN VIVO STUDIES OF THE MICROENVIRONMENT AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MAMMALIAN RETINA
Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology and Physiology
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
I am seeking a postdoctoral fellow or research associate to assist in the
study of the microenvironment of the mammalian retina, and the relation of
the microenvironment to retinal energy metabolism and retinal
function. We are particularly interested in the distribution of oxygen,
pH, and glucose under normal conditions and those that mimic disease. Much
of the work involves electrophysiological techniques, using oxygen and
other microelectrodes in intraretinal recordings in intact, anesthetized
animals. The electroretinogram is used as a measure of visual
function. The experiments are often followed by mathematical modeling to
extract quantitative information or to generate new predictions. Even
where modeling is not involved, our goal is to be quantitative. No
candidate is expected to have all the skills needed to do this work at the
outset, and an engineering background is not necessary.
Recent work has included investigations with oxygen electrodes of diabetic
retinopathy, hereditary photoreceptor degeneration, elevated blood glucose,
and vascular occlusion. We have also studied characteristics of the
electroretinogram during hypoxemia. There is a lot more to be done.
The lab is on the Evanston Campus of Northwestern University. The work has
been funded by NIH/NEI since 1983. Several other eye and vision research
labs are nearby (Professors John Troy, Matthew Glucksberg, Mark Johnson,
David Ferster, Mark Segraves), and we participate in the university-wide
Institute for Neuroscience (NUIN), making this a rich training
environment. Northwestern has an NIH/NEI training grant (Vijay Sarthy,
PI) jointly sponsored by Ophthalmology and several other departments,
including Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology and Physiology.
More information (and a rather poor picture) is available on the
Neuroscience Institute website:
http://www.nwu.edu/nuin/faculty/Linsenmeier_R_A/
Candidates may send a CV and list of references to Robert A. Linsenmeier,
Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan
Rd., Evanston, IL, 60208-3107. Email inquiries are also encouraged.
Robert A. Linsenmeier r-linsenmeier@nwu.edu
Chair, Biomedical Engineering Department
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology & Physiology
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60208-3107 (847) 491-3043
(847) 491-4928 fax
http://www.nwu.edu/bme office: Tech E322 and E374
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