International Scholarships

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position to study microtubule motor protein structure and mechanism of function using molecular cell biology & genetics, biochemistry, and biophysical methods. Specific projects are to determine the molecular basis of motor stepping, processivity and directionality in vitro and in live cells, and motor function in mediating microtubule dynamics and … [More Info]

Erasmus MC PhD Studentship Molecular Biology and Genetics Department of Forensic Molecular Biology A 4 year PhD student position in molecular biology and genetics is available in the Department of Forensic Molecular Biology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The general area of research is in identifying and understanding human individual and population differences … [More Info]

A full-time post-doctoral position funded for two years with a possibility of being extended to four years is available. The project objective will be a high-throughput functional screen in mouse embryonic stem cells for genes that regulate early lineage decisions in mouse development. Requirements The successful candidate shall be highly motivated and have strong background … [More Info]

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on the identification, cloning and heterologous expression of the genes encoding the enzymes catalysing the four steps of the important pathway of plant sterol dealkylation to cholesterol in insects. The project will involve a range of post-genomic technologies, including bioinformatics and proteomics. Most species of invertebrate … [More Info]

A 3-year stipend of £12,600 per annum is open to all nationalities. Additionally, we pay your tuition fees at the UK/EU level. A PhD position is available to investigate the role of cellular factors that apparently allow cells with DNA damage to proliferate and develop multiple chromosome aberrations in budding yeast. We are looking for … [More Info]

The EPFL (http://www.epfl.ch) and the Brain Mind Institute are seeking an outstanding and highly motivated PhD student for a project with focus on the regulatory mechanisms of γ-secretase, an intramembrane-cleaving protease directly implicated in Alzheimers Disease as it releases the neurotoxic amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) from its large precursor (APP). References: PNAS. 2006, 103(18):6889-6894; J Biol … [More Info]

International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Belgium, is seeking molecular biologist/ biochemist with expertise in protein purification. The successful applicant should have a PhD in relevant field and may hold University diploma for no more than 8 years (EC rules). The position can be filled from 1st of March 2007 and the contract could … [More Info]