Graduate Student Opportunities

 

 

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for GRADUATE STUDENTS
in Gastrointestinal Neurobiology and the Neurobiology of Obesity

Openings exist immediately for 2 graduate students to train in Keith Sharkey's laboratory at University of Calgary (http://www.ucalgary.ca/~ksharkey/).

The lab studies aspects of the physiology and pathophysiology of the nerves and glial cells of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, endocannabinoids in the brain-gut axis and the neurobiology of obesity.  We are looking for motivated trainees to contribute to two of these areas: the role of endocannabinoids in the enteric nervous system and sensory signaling from the gut to the brain in the control of food intake.

The lab is part of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary where modern approaches to all aspects of neuroscience and gastrointestinal research allow for excellent training opportunities and exposure to other faculty from a variety of disciplines.  Graduate students will be registered the Department of Neuroscience of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Potential graduate students must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.4/4.0 or equivalent.  Salary level will be determined by Canadian Institutes of Health Research funding guidelines, but will be supplemented where possible and graduate fees may be offset by program awards for students directly entering the PhD program. 

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, transcripts and names and email addresses of 3 referees by email to:  Dr. Keith Sharkey (ksharkey@ucalgary.ca).  

Closing date:  when positions are filled.