BioToP offers a research-based doctoral education at the interface of basic and applied science in the field of protein biotechnology. Supported by a thriving scientific environment and state-of-the-art facilities, BioToP aims at a comprehensive and interdisciplinary training in the fields of: -structure-function analysis, engineering and design of proteins. -protein synthesis, targeting and post-translational modifications. -expression systems and cell factories. -bioinformatics and molecular modelling. The BioToP-specific educational programme comprises lectures, seminars and instructional courses that complement the research work in the participating groups. Highly qualified and motivated students of any nationality are invited to apply. Each position is funded for a minimum of three years according to the salary scheme of the Austrian Science Fund. Additional financial support is available for research stays abroad and the attendance of international conferences. Application deadline: September 30th, 2010 Read more: http://scholarship-positions.com/international-phd-programme-in-biomolecular-technology-of-proteins-biotop-austria/2010/08/06/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScholarshipPositions+%28International+Scholarships+and+Financial+Aid+Positions%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail#ixzz0xQ1qpfhT
International PhD Programme in Biomolecular Technology of Proteins (BioToP), Austria
PhD Scholarship of Biosciences BBSRC CASE Award: Exploiting Next-Generation Sequencing Data for Measurement of Biological Phenomena, UK
Based in the School of Biosciences and offered in collaboration with the LGC, this BBSRC CASE award will look at next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, which have the potential to be used for measurement of a wide range of biological, environmental, and toxicological phenomena. The project will involve testing and validating NGS methods, including consistency between alternative methods (e.g. Illumina, 454, Quantitative PCR), accuracy, dynamic range for optimal accuracy, the robustness of technologies to increasingly complex mixtures of test material, variations in DNA library preparation protocols, inherent biases of each method and ability to reproduce measurements.
As part of the award you will have access to standard reference biological materials (well-characterised mixtures of two or more bacterial strains, for example) as well as Illumina (via Exeter) and 454 (via LGC) NGS platforms. You will also have access to more established analytical methods such as quantitative PCR. The first step will be to devise a series of metrics of reproducibility and bias. As well as classical statistical approaches such as linear regression, the project will also make use of bioinformatics approaches for tasks such as quality-filtering and mapping reads against reference sequences.
You will spend at least 6 months seconded to LGC’s laboratories in Teddington and it is also likely that you will have the opportunity to spend some time at one of LGC’s sites abroad (e.g. the Berlin laboratories where the 454 instrument is based).
Application deadline: 13th August 2010
PhD Position in Excellence Cluster Cellular Networks, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Integrins are the main receptors for cell-matrix adhesion and are continuously Trafficked within the cell.. An exact understanding of the cellular networks regulating integrin trafficking is missing, but is crucial for clarifying how cells respond to adhesive clues in their environment and Thus for understanding many vital processes, including cell migration or virus uptake. We will combine here methods from cell and molecular biology, systems biology, theoretical biophysics and bioinformatics to reconstruct the cellular networks regulating integrin trafficking. We offer a highly stimulating and international research environment at CellNetworks. We here will combine methods from cell and molecular biology, systems biology, theoretical biophysics and bioinformatics to reconstruct the cellular networks regulating integrin trafficking. We offer a highly stimulating and international research environment at CellNetworks. All three PhD-students will work in the BioQuant-building in the science campus Im Neuenheimer Feld. All three PhD students will work in the BioQuant-building in the science campus in the Neuenheimer Feld. Further information on CellNetworks and details of its research areas can be found at: www.cellnetworks.uni-heidelberg.de. Further information on CellNetworks and details of its research areas can be found at: www.cellnetworks.uni-heidelberg.de.
Conditions:
Applicants should indicate the research area they are applying for and send a detailed CV including a short summary of their research experiences and interests, copies of certificates as well as the name and contact details of two referees, by e-mail as a single PDF file no later than August 31, 2010 to: Applicants should indicate the research area they are applying for and send a detailed CV including a short summary of their research experiences and interests, copies of certificates as well as the name and contact details of two referees, by e-mail as a single PDF file no later than August 31, 2010 to:
Miscellaneous: Dr. Vytaute Starkuviene-Erfle, VIROQUANT, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg Email: vytaute.starkuviene @ bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de Tel +49 6221 54 51 2599431
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schwarz, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Philosophenweg 19, 69120 Heidelberg, Email ulrich.schwarz @ bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de Tel +49 6221 54 9431
Prof. Dr. Rob Russell, CellNetworks, Im Neuenheimer Feld 267, 69120 Heidelberg, Email: yvonne.lara @ bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de Tel +49 6221 54 513 61
Heidelberg University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages female candidates and handicapped persons to apply.
