Assistant Professor of Physiology in Synaptic Function

描述（由申请人提供）：一个新的助理教授将被招募到医学和公共卫生的威斯康星州学院的生理学系。该部门将招募一名突触功能领域的杰出研究人员，这名新教师将加入该领域现有的5名生理学教师的核心。新的教师将开发一个独立的研究计划，并带来力量和新的血液，以独立的研究人员已经在这个机构建立了一个优秀的协同组。作为突触功能核心小组的一员，新的教师将加强这个强大的研究团队的研究活动。 公共卫生相关性：阿尔茨海默病、肌萎缩性侧索硬化症和亨廷顿病等神经系统疾病以及精神分裂症和抑郁症等精神疾病折磨着数千万美国人，耗资数千亿美元。许多神经系统疾病和精神疾病都是由突触功能障碍引起的。在突触传递、突触回路功能、突触形成和突触可塑性方面的研究是广泛的主要医学问题的基础。对突触功能的基本机制的研究将提高我们对这些医学问题的理解，并有助于开发有效的治疗方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A new Assistant Professor will be recruited to the Department of Physiology of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The Department will recruit an outstanding researcher in the field of Synaptic Function, and this new faculty member will join a core of 5 existing Physiology Faculty working in this field. The new faculty member will develop an independent research program, and bring strength and new blood to an outstanding synergistic group of independent investigators already established at this institution. As an integral member of the Synaptic Function core group, the new faculty member will enhance the research activities of this strong team of investigators. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, amvotrophic ateral sclerosis, and Huntington's disease and mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression afflict tens of millions of Americans and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Many neurological diseases and mental illnesses result from synaptic dysfunction. Abnormalities in synaptic transmission, synaptic circuit function, synapse formation, and synaptic plasticity underlie a broad spectrum of major medical problems. Research into the basic mechanisms of Synaptic Function will enhance our understanding of these medical problems and help develop effective treatments.