- Vacancy Reference Number
- SJ_LKC2
- Closing Date
- 31 Oct 2018
- Salary
- ~ S$4100 per month, depending on experience S$4100, depending on experience
- Address
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine,
Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore.
- Duration
- 2 -3 years
When injured, fish release a substance that evokes fear in other members of their shoal. The processes underlying production of this alarm substance (termed Schreckstoff) have been a mystery. Additionally, the neural mechanisms underlying the behavioural response, which range from freezing to rapid escape, are unknown. It is unclear how the behaviour is tailored to environmental conditions (e.g. time of day and light levels).
Current experiments in the lab address both aspects of the phenomenon - biological mechanisms driving production and neural mechanisms underlying the response. We are looking for a creative scientist, with an interest in behavioural neuroscience and an excellent background in biology or related sciences, to join this multi-national project.
Further Information
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/health/fish-smell-danger-and-perhaps-we-do-too.html
Contact Details
Suresh Jesuthasan
sureshj@ntu.edu.sg
