Dr. Anna Letizia Allegra Mascaro

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Neurophotonics lab, University of Florence, as an early postdoctoral researcher. For this position, we aim to investigate common patterns of resting state functional connectivity in two mouse models of autism. The laboratory uses in vivo imaging techniques (including two-photon microscopy, wide-field fluorescence imaging and optogenetics) in mice.
The successful candidate will investigate plasticity dynamics in cerebral cortex in genetically modified mice expressing fluorescent indicators of neuronal activity. The approach will be interdisciplinary and will make use of advanced optical imaging methods, like multiphoton microscopy of cortical neurons, behavioural tests, electrophysiology and immunohistochemistry.