RAP opportunity at U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command AMRMC
Performance Assessment, Preclinical Drug Development, and Chemical Evaluation
Location
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Psychiatry & Neurosciences-Behaviorial Biology Branch
| opportunity |
location |
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| 97.15.52.B6954 |
Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
Advisers
| name |
email |
phone |
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| Emily Geyer Lowery-Gionta |
emily.g.lowery-gionta.civ@health.mil |
301 319 9297 |
Description
We develop, implement, and utilize animal models that rely on general and cognitive performance to address specific problems of military relevance. In rodents we use operant behavior, maze performance, passive avoidance, discrimination paradigms, spontaneous motor activity, and other indices of learned and unlearned behavior to model performance. These models are used to develop and evaluate novel pharmacological treatments for adverse conditions of specific interest to the military. Research focuses on characterizing experimental drugs and on a multidisciplinary approach to investigate pharmacological and biochemical correlates of cognition and general performance. Collaboration with Institute and other DOD laboratory, psychologists, pharmacologists, physiologists, and biochemists is integral. Current interest areas include preclinical development of pharmacological therapies to treat PTSD.
References
Genovese RF, et al: Neurotoxicology and Teratology 31: 110, 2009
Genovese RF, Newman DB: Archives of Toxicology 82: 379, 2008
key words
Neurotoxicology; Behavioral pharmacology; Stress; Cognition; Memory; Neuropharmacology; Animal performance;
Eligibility
Citizenship:
Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens
Level:
Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants
Stipend
| Base Stipend |
Travel Allotment |
Supplementation |
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| $74,000.00 |
$4,000.00 |
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Experience Supplement:
Postdoctoral and Senior Associates will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.
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