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Postdoctoral Researcher
Ongoing search
If you are interested in working as a postdoctoral researcher in Oswald laboratory, please contact us. Our research focuses on odor processing in the piriform cortex. We to study circuit mechanisms of olfactory learning and odor representation. We use in vitro slice electrophysiology to study synapses and circuit connectivity. We are looking to expand to in vivo recording and circuit manipulation. We would strongly consider a candidate with high motivation to help us develop this area. Members of our group work in collaboration with theoretical neuroscientists to inform and explore network processing in the olfactory system. Our group has weekly meetings with other groups investigating cortical and olfactory circuits. There is a large and interactive Neuroscience community in Pittsburgh with joint programs between the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. We are in the Department of Neuroscience, part of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. We are affiliated with Center for Neuroscience University of Pittsburgh (CNUP), the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) and the Brain Institute.
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Interested individuals should send a curriculum vitae by email to amoswald@pitt.edu.
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Graduate Students
Ongoing search
We are looking for graduate students interested in investigating the structure and function of cortical circuits. Our research focuses on understanding the links between inhibitory circuitry, synaptic plasticity and learned behaviors. We use a wide range of tools including electrophyisology, optogenetics, in vivo activity tagging and circuit manipulation. If you would like rotate in the lab please contact Dr. Oswald (amoswald@pitt.edu). We are affiliated with the Center for Neuroscience University of Pittsburgh and the Program Neural Computation graduate programs. Please mention us when you apply to the CNUP or PNC programs.
Undergraduates: Three Blind Mice Project
Posted: Oct. 10, 2016
Expected duration: One semester, 4 hours per week.
Expected duration: One semester, 4 hours per week.
It is very important that research is conducted in an unbiased manor. This helps to ensure rigorous and reproducible findings. We are currently looking for three undergraduate students who would be interested in helping us conduct blind research. This means, you won't have any idea what you are working on. This is a one-semester position. Once your term is up we will let you know all the details and where your data fits in the big picture. Highly motivated and interested students will be invited to stay and work on additional projects in the lab. If you decide this not your thing, at least you learned some histology and microscopy techniques that you can take with you to other labs. If you are interested please contact Dr. Oswald (amoswald@pitt.edu)