NIH funded Postdoctoral Fellowship, structural biology Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Location: NIH Main Campus Start Date: position available immediately
Postdoctoral positions are available in the Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit headed by Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The Roll-Mecak lab is interested in understanding the interplay between microtubules and their regulators and how tubulin post-translational modifications tune the behavior of motors and microtubule associated proteins (see for instance Roll-Mecak, A. and Vale, R.D. 2008. Nature, 451(7176):363-7; Roll-Mecak, A. and McNally, F.J. 2010. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol., 22(1):96-103). We use a combination of biochemistry, structural biology, cell biology and single-molecule fluorescence techniques. Thus, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab would have the opportunity to move between these techniques and build upon an already strong background in structural biology. Our lab is located in the Porter Center for Neuroscience on the NIH main campus in Bethesda. The NIH has a long tradition of research excellence in cytoskeletal biology and offers a stimulating environment for postdoctoral fellows interested in interdisciplinary training in biophysics and cell biology. The research facilities at NIH are outstanding and the lab has access to state-of-the-art equipment such as crystallization robots, liquid handling systems, TIRF and confocal microscopes. For more information, please visit: http://intra.ninds.nih.gov/rm_lab/ The position will be fully funded by the NIH. We are looking for candidates who wish to work on structural biology problems related to microtubule cytoskeleton dynamics regulation and have a strong background in X-ray crystallography, protein overexpression and purification. Other details: Candidates should preferably have less than 3 years of postdoctoral experience and a strong publication record. Please send a CV, a one-page research experience summary, and contact information of three references to anton...@mail.nih.gov Please write “Postdoctoral application” in the subject header.
