Investigator: Michael Fautsch, Ph.D.

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Fautsch at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Fautsch has an active basic science research laboratory that studies the pathogenesis of glaucoma. General areas of research include:

1) Development and characterization of novel therapeutics to reduce elevated intraocular pressure, the only treatable risk-factor for glaucoma.

2) Characterization of the cellular mechanisms associated with intraocular pressure control.

3) Identification of aqueous humor flow patterns within the anterior chamber of the human eye.

4) Comparison of normal and glaucoma fluids and tissues for identification of biomarkers.

See Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (IOVS) 51:4921-4931, 2010; IOVS 52:45-50, 2011; Exp Eye Res 92:104-111, 2011; IOVS 52:6435-6442, 2011; and IOVS 52:6443-6451, 2011 for recent published studies.

Mayo Foundation is an affirmative action and equal opportunity educator and employer. Post offer/pre-employment drug screening is required.

Applications, including curriculum vitae and bibliography, summary of past accomplishments, and the names and email addresses of three references, should be sent to:

Michael Fautsch Ph.D
Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN U.S.A. 55905

Email:fautsch@mayo.edu

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