[visionlist] Postdoctoral Fellowships at UC Davis

[Jack Werner]

The University of California Davis announces the availability of two
NEI-sponsored postdoctoral fellowships in vision science.  The starting
date is flexible, with the first round of applications to be reviewed
in January 2006.  UC Davis has 31 faculty in the vision sciences with
research programs in (i) molecular biology, genetics and development,
(ii) anatomy and retinal imaging, (iii) retinal electrophysiology and
cellular mechanisms, (iv) central mechanism neurophysiology and
behavior, and (v) functional imaging, computational modeling and
psychophysics.  See:  http://www.npb.ucdavis.edu/vsrg/

The vision sciences at UC Davis supports research in the basic sciences
and translational research in ophthalmology, all with a highly
interactive and collegial faculty.  Davis itself is a friendly,
medium-sized college town close to the cultural attractions of San
Francisco and the recreational attractions of the Napa Valley, Yosemite
and Pacific coast beaches.

Initial inquiries should be made with a potential sponsor, including
James D. Brandt (glaucoma), Kenneth H. Britten (extrastriate processing
of motion), Marie E. Burns (photoreceptor transduction), Leo M. Chalupa
(retinal development), Barbara Chapman (development of
retino-geniculo-striate pathways), Gino A. Cortopassi (cellular
mechanisms of optic neuropathy), Katherine W. Ferrara (retinal blood
flow mapping using ultrasound), Paul FitzGerald (molecular analysis of
ocular lens protein), Leonard M. Hjelmeland (aging of retinal pigment
epithelium), Andrew Ishida (pharmacology and physiology of retinal
ganglion cells), John L. Keltner (neuro-ophthalmology), Leah Krubitzer
(cortical organization and plasticity), Leslie A. Lyons (genetics of
retinal degeneration), George R. Mangun (fMRI, visual attention),
Kimberly McAllister (cellular mechanisms of visual development),  
Gregg H.
Recanzone (cortical mechanisms of visual-auditory and somatosensory
interactions), Naoki Saito (computational harmonic analysis and
vision), Martin Usrey (neural circuitry between LGN and cortex), John
S. Werner (psychophysics, aging, retinal imaging) and Martin Wilson
(signal processing of single retinal cells).

A CV and letters of reference will be required for formal application.
Applicants must be US citizens or US permanent residents.  The
University of California is committed to diversity.  Minorities, women,
veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.