sjd-agri-fores sjd-biology : molecular motors and rab-gtpases in endosome motility and recycling in the pathogenic fungus ustilago maydis (exeter, southwest england, united kingdom)

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1 PhD position (Doktorand) in the group "Molecular Cell Biology and Cellular Microbiology" (AG Steinberg) is available. The project is located at the interface between microbiology and cell biology and is based on previous work on the role of early endosomes in growth of the plant pathogen (Fuchs et al. 2006, Plant Cell, 18:2066-81) and on the molecular basis of bidirectional endosomal motility which includes molecular motors (Lenz et al. 2006, EMBO J. 25:2275-86; overview Steinberg, G. 2007, Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 5: 309-316) and Rab-GTPases that are already cloned but that need further investigation. Using life cell imaging, biochemistry and genetics, the project is aiming to elucidate the regulatory and structural network that underlies endosome motility and endocytic recycling processes.
 
We seek a highly motivated person interest in cell biology, microbiology or phytopathology. Candidates should have a master (Diploma or equivalent) certification in the area of molecular biology. The salary will be at ~12000 GBP year (standard research council funding rate). The group recently moved from Germany to the UK and are now located at the School of Bioscience in Exeter (~110 000 people) in the Southwest of England (15 km from the sea, close to Cornwall). The Exeter University is a very dynamic place that recently won the Times Higher Award and was named as University of the Year 2007.
 
Von:
 
Prof. Gero Steinberg
G.Steinberg@exeter.ac.uk
School of Bioscience, University of Exeter
Exeter, Southwest England, United Kingdom
 
Ansprechpartner: G.Steinberg@exeter.ac.uk
 
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