A Postdoctoral position is available in the Cell Biology and
Biophysics Unit headed by Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak at the National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the structure
and mechanism of tubulin post-translational modification enzymes. 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. 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 structural 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
structure-function studies of microtubule regulators and have a strong
background in at least two of these areas: protein biochemistry,
structural biology or cell biology.
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 [email protected]
Please write “Postdoctoral application” in the subject header.
