Posted by Up to 12 fully funded PhD positions have been offered to highly motivated and talented researchers at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Germany. The structured Ph.D. training program within a cutting-edge research environment will start on an individual basis between July 1 and October 1, 2024 in an outstanding international research environment at one of the most prestigious ageing research clusters in Europe.
A post-doctoral position is open in the lab of Prof. Nociari in Department of Ophthalmology, at Cornell University-Weill Medical College. Applications are welcome from highly motivated individuals with a PhD degree in Biochemistry or related areas, interested in basic and translational research on age-related macular degeneration. The specific goals of my lab are (i) to identify the signaling cascades and cellular clearance processes induced by cyclodextrins (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24706818); (ii) to test different cyclodextrin nanoparticle preparations in cell culture and mice models, using quantitative microscopy , HPLC and quantitative high-throughput assays, currently under development; (iiii) characterize the synergistic effect of modulators of lysosomal biogenesis and autophagy inducers in the cyclodextrin-mediated clearance process.