PhD projects in biochemistry

The International Max Planck Research School IMPRS “From Molecules to Organisms” program is offered by the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in conjunction with the Friedrich Miescher Laboratory and the Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Germany.

We seek applicants who wish to start their PhD in the area of computational or experimental biochemistry in late 2019/ early 2020.

AVAILABLE PROJECTS
Frank Chan, Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
• Engineering Tn5 transposase for probing DNA and chromatin structure
Felicity Jones, Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
• Chromatin and gene regulation in the context of the environment
Andrei Lupas, MPI for Developmental Biology
• Biochemistry and evolution of the proteasome system in prokaryotes
• Structure and mechanism of transmembrane signal transduction proteins
Boris Macek, Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology, University of Tübingen
• Proteomic investigation of molecular trade between co-cultured bacterial species
Patrick Müller, Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
• De novo design of protein inhibitors targeting morphogens in development and disease
Thilo Stehle, Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen
• Virus-glycan interactions
• Reaction mechanisms of bacterial glycosyltransferases
Estienne Swart, MPI for Developmental Biology
• Molecular and high throughput investigation of natural, eukaryotic genome editing
John Weir, Friedrich Miescher Laboratory
• CryoEM of meiotic crossover control

OUR REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should hold or expect to gain an excellent degree in computational biology, biochemistry or a related subject at Masters level or equivalent and should possess skills and knowledge matching to the intended project, plus a high level of motivation for basic research. Applicants with degrees obtained outside the European Higher Education Area should supply scores from the GRE General Test.

For further details please visit: https://imprs.tuebingen.mpg.de/de/how-to-apply/biochemistry-selection-2019.html