{"id":1479,"date":"2010-08-29T18:50:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T18:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.infobeasiswa.net\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2010-08-29T18:50:01","modified_gmt":"2010-08-29T18:50:01","slug":"research-fellow-university-of-leeds-faculty-of-biological-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.infobeasiswa.net\/archives\/2010\/08\/29\/research-fellow-university-of-leeds-faculty-of-biological-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Fellow University of Leeds – Faculty of Biological Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"
University of Leeds
\nFaculty of Biological Sciences
\nInstitute of Integrative and Comparative Biology<\/p>\n
Research Fellow<\/strong> Project Title: Role of Infection in Neurodegenerative Disease<\/strong><\/em>
\n(Full-time, fixed-term for 18 months)<\/p>\n
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\nIn this post you will examine the effects of infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma on neuronal cells. You will apply molecular and biochemical techniques to neuronal cell lines infected with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma and examine effects on neurotransmitter signalling. These studies will increase our understanding of how this parasite affects neuronal cells and neuronal cell survival and provide a mechanistic link to neurological diseases, particularly Parkinsons disease and psychoses including schizophrenia and behavioural changes. This project is in collaboration with Professor Chris Peers and Dr. Phil Robinson (also at the University of Leeds) and is funded by the Dunhill Medical Trust.<\/p>\n