Job ID: 117916

PhD studentship in neural circuit development

Position: Ph.D. Student

Deadline: 19 March 2024

Contract Length: 4 years

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Institution: King's College London and the Francis Crick Institute

Department: Centre for Developmental Neurobiology (KCL) & Neurosciences (CRICK)

Description:

Fully funded 4 year PhD position available jointly between Dr Laura Andreae (Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London, UK) and Dr Petr Znamenskiy (The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK). The project aims to discover the mechanisms of development of corticocortical connections in the visual cortex, focusing on the interplay of activity-dependent signals and molecular wiring rules. We will use a combination of state-of-the-art techniques including high-throughput circuit tracing methods (eg BARseq), complex genetic manipulation and in vivo structural and functional imaging in the developing brain. Students will have access to all the mentoring, support, training, seminars and facilities of both institutions (best of both worlds!) with substantial blocks of time at each location.

£26,125 tax-free stipend + tuition + visa fees

Please note, deadline is 12 noon GMT on 19th March.

More information here:

https://www.crick.ac.uk/careers-study/vacancies/2024-02-19-znamenskiy-andreae-mechanisms-of-development-of-corticocortical-connections-in-the-visual-cortex