The Prehoda Lab at the University of Oregon has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow with a background in protein crystallography. The successful applicant will investigate the mechanisms of protein domain evolution, in part by determining the structures of proteins from 600 million year old resurrected genes. In addition to structural studies, the project entails the use a diverse set of functional studies to characterize these ancient proteins (for examples of these techniques see Johnston et al. Cell 2009 and Johnston et al. PNAS 2011 which can be found on our lab website http://molbio.uoregon.edu/~prehoda/pubs.html ).
The scientific environment at the University of Oregon is outstanding. The Prehoda Lab is part of the Institute of Molecular Biology, one of the most established interdisciplinary research institutes. The University is located in Eugene which lies at the southern end of the beautiful Willamette Valley. The reasonable cost of living and ample opportunities to experience the outdoors make the quality of life very high. Interested applicants should send an email describing their previous research experience and their CV to [email protected].
