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澳大利亚墨尔本大学Dr. Wei Tong招2024年Novel Technologies for Vision Restoration全奖博士生

课题简述：

该项目开发利用机械刺激和基因技术调控视网膜神经元活动的新技术。与依赖电刺激的传统视网膜假体相比，该项目中开发的技术预计更安全、侵入性更小，并可能为患者提供更好的视觉分辨率。在这个项目中，成功的申请人将接受有关视网膜神经生理学的前沿技术培训，如膜片钳和钙离子成像技术，并研究视网膜神经元对不同类型刺激的响应。还将有机会学习最先进的基因技术，并可能获得微器件制造方面的经验。

成功的申请人将注册在墨尔本大学帕克维尔校区。墨尔本大学在QS世界大学排名中在澳大利亚排名第一，在全球排名第14位，拥有世界一流的生物医学研究环境。学生将主要由位于物理学院的Dr. Wei Tong（澳大利亚研究理事会DECRA研究员）监督，并由Prof. Michael Ibbotson（视觉神经科学和生物医学工程学教授）提供建议。

欢迎生物，生物医学，视觉神经科学，物理学，化学，材料学等相关专业的同学联系和询问！

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语言成绩要求，提供2年内有效的成绩单，最终参照墨尔本大学官方文件说明。
TOEFL：笔考577以上，其中写作至少4.5；线上79以上，写作21口语18阅读13听力13。
IELTS：academic，总分6.5单项6.0。
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请附带以下材料联系Dr. Wei Tong：wei.tong@unimelb.edu.au
1. a cover letter with a brief statement of your suitability and motivation to apply;
2. cv;
3. academic transcripts.
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About the Project
We are looking for 1-2 highly motivated, passionate, and competitive candidate for fully funded PhD positions in developing exciting technologies for vision restoration. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team working in the areas of high interest for neural interface or brain-computer interface. This position is based at School of Physics and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne.  

About this position  
This position forms part of Dr Tong’s research program funded by the National Health and Medical Research Centre (NHMRC). The PhD student will work towards the development of novel technologies for applications in retinal stimulation and vision restoration.  

Bionic eyes, or retinal prosthetics, can restore a sense of vision to patients with photoreceptor degeneration by electrically stimulating the residual retinal neurons, but the quality of restored vision is limited. This project develops novel technologies that utilize mechanical stimuli and gene technology to modulate retinal neuronal activities. Compared to the conventional retinal prosthetics that rely on electrical stimulation, the technologies developed in this project are expected to be safer, less invasive, and may produce a better resolution of vision for the patients. In this exciting and innovative project, you will be trained in the cutting-edge technologies in retinal neurophysiology, such as patch clamping and calcium imaging, and investigate the responses of retinal neurons to different types of stimulation. You will also have the opportunity to learn the most advanced gene technologies and may gain experience in microdevice fabrication.

The successful applicant will be enrolled at the University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus. The University of Melbourne ranks first in Australia and 14th globally according to QS World University Rankings. Through the Parkville Precinct, It has one of the world-best environments for biomedical research. The student will be primarily supervised by Dr Wei Tong (ARC DECRA Fellow) based at the School of Physics, and be advised by Prof Michael Ibbotson (Professor in Visual Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering)