RECRUIT #3 - SYNAPTIC PHYSIOLOGIST/PHARMACOLOGIST

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 正如职业招聘子项目(SPID 0005)所述，计划在第8年招聘突触神经生理学/神经药理学领域的新教师。选择这一重点是为了与现有的重点领域相适应，并在神经科学的这一基本方面增加亟需的临界质量。在我们的第一位候选人在招聘过程很晚的时候拒绝了这个职位后，委员会向非常合格的第二位候选人乔希·劳伦斯提出了邀请，他是一位优秀的突触生理学家，在2009财年早期接受了这个职位。 这项教师招聘计划为劳伦斯博士提供了创业支持，使他能够建立一个新的实验室。 由于劳伦斯博士还被批准为一个子项目(SPID0018)的初级研究员，他的科学摘要和进展被列入进度报告的这一部分。作为PI子项目工作的一部分，劳伦斯博士被提供了释放时间，以确保教学负担不会与他建立一个有竞争力的研究计划的努力相冲突。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. As described in the Career Recruitment Subproject (SPID 0005), a new faculty hire was planned for Year 8 in the area of synaptic neurophysiology / neuropharmacology. This emphasis was chosen to mesh with existing focus areas, as well as add much needed critical mass in this fundamental aspect of neuroscience. After our first candidate declined the position very late in the hiring process, the committee made an offer to a very well-qualified second candidate, Josh Lawrence, an excellent synaptic physiologist who accepted the position early in FY9. This faculty recruitment SPID provides start-up support for Dr. Lawrence, to allow him to set up a new laboratory. As Dr. Lawrence has also been approved as a Junior Investigator with a subproject (SPID0018), his scientific abstract and progress have been entered on that portion of the progress report. As part of his work as subproject PI, Dr. Lawrence is provided release time to ensure that teaching loads do not conflict with his efforts to establish a competitive research program.