NOTE: this position listing has expired and may no longer be relevant!
A PhD student position starting in the Fall 2016 semester (start time may be during summer) is available in our Lab (http://plantpath.wsu.edu/people/faculty/kiwamu-tanaka/) in the Department of Plant Pathology (http://plantpath.wsu.edu/) or the Molecular Plant Science Program (http://mps.wsu.edu/) at the Washington State University. Our group is interested in plant innate immune sensing of danger signals during plant-pathogen interactions. Students with excellent research experience in plant molecular biology, molecular genetics and/or biochemistry are strongly encouraged to apply.