Postdoc in Synthetic Autophagy at Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry-PhD Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry -Apply

Description & Details:  An ERC-funded postdoctoral researcher position is currently available within the laboratory “Molecular Membrane and Organelle Biology” at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany.

The innovative research projects involve combinations of more traditional cell biology (life cell imaging, genome editing) and biochemical (protein interactions) approaches with cutting edge in vitro reconstitutions of protein machines on model membranes.

Synthetic biology approaches build the bases of our research projects. Methods involve production of model membranes including large and giant unilamellar vesicles or supported lipid bilayers, recombinant protein expression, as well as structural biology techniques such as atomic force microscopy and electron microscopy. These experiments allow us to dissect molecular trafficking pathways and to establish principle functions of the protein machinery involved. The obtained molecular insights guide in vivo work in human cells including genome editing approaches, advanced light microscopy, biochemistry as well as cryo-electron microscopy as well as correlative light and electron microscopy.

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