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Germany - Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies International PhD Program

Call for application to the International PhD program of the Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT)

The international PhD program of the Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT) offers outstanding interdisciplinary training and research opportunities for students of natural sciences and engineering who want to pursue a career in the field of Regenerative Medicine and aim at translating their scientific discoveries into clinical applications.

The BSRT is a collaboration between the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, the Freie Universität zu Berlin, the Technische Universität, the Univeristy of Potsdam, Max Planck and Helmholtz Institutes and other high-ranking research institutions in Berlin and Brandenburg. This collaboration offers top class scientific training leading to the award of a PhD degree for students with a Master’s or equivalent degree in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, veterinary medicine, chemistry, engineering or physics.

The program will start in April 2009. It is not necessary to hold the Master’s degree at the time of application but it must have been awarded prior to enrolment into the program. Students admitted to the PhD program will be supported by stipends.

Continue Reading September 25th, 2008

Germany - International Helmholtz Research School PhD Studentships in Biophysics and Soft Matter

PhD studentship: The International Helmholtz Research School on “Biophysics and Soft Matter” (IHRS) offers PhD studentships to students with excellent results in Biology, Biophysics, Physics, Biochemistry or Chemistry.

The International Helmholtz Research School on ‘Biophysics and Soft Matter’ (IHRS-BioSoft) at the Research Centre Jülich (FZJ) in cooperation with the Universities of Düsseldorf and Köln will provide an in-depth training in Biophysics and Soft Matter and a comprehensive framework of experimental and theoretical tools that will enable Ph.D. students to gain deeper understanding into the structure, dynamics, and function of complex systems, in particular those related to living systems.

The International Helmholtz Research School offers positions for graduate students (leading to a Ph.D. within 3 years) who will be employed at the FZJ or at one of the cooperating Universities.

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September 22nd, 2008

Italy - 2008 / 2009 University of Padua Doctoral Scholarships in Various Fields

Admission to the University’s Research Doctorate Schools and Courses is governed by a competition.
Applicants must be in possession of the Italian Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale or an academic qualification issued by a foreign university and recognized as equivalent to the aforementioned qualifications by the academic authorities or by interuniversity agreements of cooperation and mobility. If the foreign qualification has not yet been recognized as equivalent by the academic bodies of an Italian University, the competent body of each School/Course will decide on its equivalence.

Announcement of competition for admission to Doctoral Schools and Doctoral Courses – A.Y. 2008/09 – 24th series
Deadline: 2nd October 2008

Continue Reading September 19th, 2008

USA - University of California Postdoc Researcher in Single-Molecule Biophysics

Postdoctoral Researcher - Single-Molecule Biophysics / Cellular Mechanics

A postdoctoral position is available for a multidisciplinary effort integrating key concepts from engineering, physics, biology, chemistry, materials science, and computer science to tackle fundamental questions of how forces are generated in cells.

Potential projects include characterizing the nanomechanical properties of mitotic motor proteins, determining the viscoelastic response of complex cytoskeletal networks, and exploring the mechanisms that drive self-assembly and force generation during cell division. A variety of experimental techniques are employed, including high-resolution optical trapping, single-molecule fluorescence, advanced microscopy, and microrheometry.

The University of California, Santa Barbara provides an exceptional environment for interdisciplinary biomedical and bioengineering research with access to core facilities for microscopy/microanalysis, spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, genomics, proteomics, polymer characterization, nanofabrication, mechanical testing, and high-performance computing. On-campus interdisciplinary centers including the California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI), Center for Stem Cell Biology and Engineering, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, Materials Research Laboratory (MRL), Neuroscience Research Institute, and Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) provide myriad opportunities for collaboration.

Continue Reading September 11th, 2008

Switzerland - University of Zurich PhD Position in Biochemistry

We are an interdisciplinary research group and study protein folding and peptide aggregation by molecular dynamics simulations. The research project involves the further development of methods to analyze free-energy surfaces and their application to biologically relevant conformational transitions in proteins.

Examples:
Ihalainen J.A. et al. PNAS 105, 9588-9593, 2008.
Krivov S.V. et al. J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 8701-8714, 2008.
Rao F. and Caflisch A., J. Mol. Biol. 344, 299-306, 2004.

pdf files of these papers are available on our webpage: http://www.biochem-caflisch.uzh.ch/

Education
Master of science in Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics. Because of the multidisciplinary research project, candidates should have a keen interest in learning new disciplines, and combining their main expertise with the new topic(s).

Continue Reading September 8th, 2008

Sweden - Uppsala University PhD Position in Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry

Organosilicon chemistry directed towards molecular electronics

A new constellation in molecular electronics is being formed at Uppsala University; the Uppsala University UniMolecular Electronics Center (U3MEC) composed of eight different research groups and with focus on molecular electronics based on single or small assemblies of molecules. U3MEC comprises expertise in chemistry, physics and engineering, experimentalists as well as theoreticians.

One PhD student position in the group of Prof. Henrik Ottosson at the Department of Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry is available. The project involves design and synthesis of novel organosilicon, -germanium, and -tin compounds, and characterization of their spectroscopic and electrochemical properties as well as assembly into nanoelectronics platforms for investigations of electron transport properties.

Continue Reading August 27th, 2008

Spain - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Postdoctoral Position in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

A postdoctoral position is available in the research group of Salvador Ventura, in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Institute of Biotechnology and Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

Our main research focus is on the Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Folding, Unfolding and Aggregation. The project will focus on the relevance of these processes in conformational diseases.

The position is full-time for three years starting on November 2008.

Qualification
The candidate we seek will have a PhD in the area of Biochemistry, Biophysics or Molecular Biology. Familiarity with relevant experimental techniques in Molecular Biology and/or Protein Chemistry and/or Biophysics is a requirement. Ability for preparation of research outputs for communication purposes, and oral and written communication skills is also wanted.

Spanish language proficiency is highly desirable, since the candidate should contribute to teaching at the University a total of 60 h per year.

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August 7th, 2008

Thailand - 2008 BIOTEC Postdoctoral Fellowships in Various Fields

BIOTEC welcomes new or recent doctorates in the fields of molecular biology, molecular genetics, microbiology, biochemistry and biotechnology. The following research topics are currently open for postdoctoral fellows:

• Immunostimulation and viral infection in shrimp and crab.
• Genomic and proteomic characterization of Laem Singh virus (LSNV), a new shrimp pathogen found in Thailand.
• Protein structure determination to understand structure-function relationship and catalytic mechanism in human malaria.
• Integrated computational tools for antimalarial drug design.
• Post-genomics studies for identification of potential antimalarial targets.
• Identification of pfDHFR-TS translational control complex.

In order to be eligible, applicants must have recently received their doctoral degree during the past two or three years.

Continue Reading May 11th, 2008

Belgium - University of Antwerp Grant for PhD Student: Brain Hypoxia, Oxygen Sensing and the Role of Hemo-proteins

In the laboratorium for Protein Chemistry of the University of Antwerp is available a

Grant for a PhD Student (m/f)
Brain hypoxia, oxygen sensing and the role of hemo-proteins

After cardiovascular diseases and cancer, stroke and other hypoxia-related diseases are the third most common causes of death in many industrialised countries. In Europe, they represent the most important cause of morbidity and long-term disability imposing an enormous economic burden. The brains response to hypoxia and ischemia, which helps determine the clinical outcome, is a complex pattern of events including the synthesis of neuroprotective proteins. These proteins will help to counteract the adverse effects of hypoxia or ischemia by increasing anaerobic metabolism, tissue vascularity and O2 delivery or by the elimination of toxic compounds.

Neuroglobin and cytoglobin are recently discovered hemo-proteins involved in the protection of the cell against hypoxic/ischemic and oxidative/nitroso active stress. The mechanism of protection of the cell by hemo-proteins is unknown (Khan, A.A. et al. (2007) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA;104:19114-9; Brunori, M. and Vallone, B. (2007) Cell Mol Life Sci;64:1259-68; Pesce, A. et al. (2002) EMBO Rep.;3:1146-51).
We propose to unravel this mechanism by cell- and molecular biological methods (cell culture/transfection; transgenesis, micro-array and a proteomic approach).

Continue Reading February 16th, 2008

Netherlands - University of Amsterdam PhD Position for the Project “Visualization of Heterotrimeric G-protein Mediated Signaling Pathways”

PhD student
(Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week University of Amsterdam

Job description
Project: “Visualization of heterotrimeric G-protein mediated signaling pathways”

The Gq-PLCbeta signaling pathway plays an important role in the physiology of the brain and the heart. Our current knowledge on Gq mediated signaling is mainly derived from molecular biological and biochemical studies. These approaches do not allow to study (local) signaling in highly organized, differentiated cells of which the brain and heart are comprised. To understand the Gq-mediated signaling pathway in living cells we have tagged the components of the signaling pathway with Fluorescent Proteins. These fusion proteins will be used to study activation and interactions of Gq in living (neuronal) cells by fluorescence microscopy.

For this research a variety of techniques will be used including, molecular biology (cloning), eukaryotic cell culture and (advanced) fluorescence microscopy (FRET, FRAP, TIRF).

Requirements
Candidates should have a Master’s degree in Biochemistry, Cell biology, or Medical biology (or equivalent), have excellent communication skills and be highly motivated to conduct fundamental scientific research. Experience with fluorescence microscopy is a plus.

Continue Reading February 3rd, 2008