Dear all, I have two openings in my lab to work on: (1) *TIME-RESOLVED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY*.
This is a collaborative effort of several labs, including experts in structural biology (Guskov’s lab), biophysics and biochemistry (Slotboom’s lab), photopharmacology (Szymanski’s lab) and pharmaceutical biotechnology (Poelarends’ lab). The position is embedded into Guskov’s lab with the co-supervision from all other PIs. The general aim of the project is to study dynamic behaviour of amino acid transporters using novel photocontrolled effectors of amino acid transport within the context of our photopharmacology program. The specific aim for this PhD project is (i) to perform thorough biochemical / biophysical characterization of transport using in-house developed assays, and (ii) to assist with the structural studies (crystallization, data collection and refinement). and 2) *METAL TRANSPORT**.* The general aim of this project is to perform structural characterization of several medically relevant transporters involved in the transport of metals. This will include biochemical / biophysical characterization and structural (crystallography and Cryo-EM) investigations. Since these are the scholarship positions, the whole application process has to be done via the University's website. Please apply via https://www.rug.nl/education/phd-programmes/phd-scholarship-programme/phd-scholarships?details=00347-02S00066GP (position 1) or https://www.rug.nl/education/phd-programmes/phd-scholarship-programme/phd-scholarships?details=00347-02S00066FP (position 2) The deadline for applications is the 1st of April, with the envisaged starting date of the 1st of June With kind regards, Dr Albert Guskov, Assistant Professor / NWO-Vidi fellow, Biomolecular X-Ray Crystallography, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
