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
Laboratory 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 Szyk et al., 2011. Nature Struct. & Molec.
Biol. 8(11): 1250-8; 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 one of these areas. We value a vibrant and
collaborative environment where lab members share ideas, reagents and
expertise and want to work on fundamental problems in cytoskeletal
biology.
The Roll-Mecak 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 cell biology and biophysics. The research facilities at
NIH are outstanding and the lab has 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, and is available
immediately. We are looking for candidates who wish to work on
mechanistic problems related to the microtubule cytoskeleton and have
a strong background in at least two of these areas: molecular biology,
protein biochemistry, structural biology, cell biology, microscopy or
single molecule motor biophysics.
Other details: candidates should preferably have less than 2 years of
postdoctoral experience. 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.
