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JOCB BULLETIN
JOCB Bulletin Published online: 17 March 2017 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Studentships GRADUATE STUDIES IN BILBAO, SPAIN
The University of the Basque Country offers Master and PhD degrees in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine. The one-year Master degree (60 ECTS) consists of lecture courses (30 ECTS) and a research project (30 ECTS).
No knowledge of Spanish required. Info at: www.masterbiologiamolecular.ehu.es
This Ph.D. project aims to study light-regulated motility in photosynthetic swimming microorganisms through experiments and modelling. Photosynthetic microorganisms are fundamental primary producers, at the base of major food webs (e.g. in the oceans). Many species are motile and can move towards or away from light (phototaxis), thereby modulating their photosynthetic activity. At the same time, microorganisms are also capable of biochemical photoprotection, which can in principle be used as an alternative to phototaxis. Phototaxis, photosynthesis and photoprotection are interconnected and can be thought of as the three main components of a—possibly complex—dynamical system whose behaviour has a profound impact on the fitness of photosynthetic microorganisms. This system has not been studied before. The aim of this Ph.D. project is to begin exploring specific aspects of this connection quantitatively, as part of a wider, comprehensive plan to develop a realistic model of phototaxis. The student will receive training in both experimental biophysics at the cellular level (micromanipulation, video microscopy, image analysis) and cell biology with a focus on chloroplast activity. Link: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/ prospective/postgraduate Link2:http://mpolin.wordpress.com/ E-mail: [email protected] Application accepted all year round
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J Chem Biol (2017) 10:85–90
PhD Supervisor: Dr P Thorpe Dept: National Institute for Medical Research Deadline: All year round Characterising the mechanism of the mitotic checkpoint This is a collaborative project, joint funded between NIMR and Imperial College London. The successful candidate will benefit from working in labs at both the NIMR and Imperial. The student will register for their degree at Imperial. This project will involve extensive use of automated multiwell plate FLIM instrumentation and analysis of the resulting large data sets. Consequently, candidates should ideally have a physics/bioengineering degree coupled with strong analytical and computational skills. The project will also involve learning basic genetics and
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