University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Organizational Summary The USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida is committed to transforming health through excellence in education, discovery, innovation, and collaborative research. The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences provides a multidisciplinary research environment spanning molecular and cellular biology, drug discovery and delivery, translational science, and therapeutic development. Position Summary A Postdoctoral Scholar position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Manas R. Biswal in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy. The laboratory investigates molecular mechanisms underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction and retinal degeneration, with an emphasis on mitochondrial oxidative stress, ferroptosis, cellular stress responses, and the development of novel therapeutic approaches for retinal diseases, including age-related macular degeneration. The successful...