Postdoctoral
and Staff Positions: Structural Biology and
Biochemistry of Membrane Proteins
Dept. of Biochemistry and Center
for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
The
lab of Chuck Sanders at Vanderbilt
University has openings for PhD-level staff and/or postdoctoral
fellows to conduct studies of disease-related membrane protein
structure, folding, and function. Proteins under study include
the human amyloid precursor protein (Alzheimer’s disease), peripheral
myelin protein 22 (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease), integrins (kidney
failure), the HERG and KCNQ1 potassium channels (cardiac arrhythmias),
and diacylglycerol kinase (see Van Horn et al. SCIENCE 324, 1726-1729
(2009). More information on these projects is found at the lab
web site listed below. While
some projects involve much NMR spectroscopy, other projects are more
biochemically focused. There are also opportunities to carry out
X-ray crystallographic studies through our collaboration with
Prof. Tina Iverson and computational
studies through our collaboration with Prof. Jens Meiler.
Candidates should have an interest in working with integral membrane
proteins. The Vanderbilt Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy Laboratory
will soon install a 900 MHz instrument to complement current
instrumentation. Vanderbilt University is listed as one of
FORTUNE’s 2009 “100 Best Companies to Work For”.
Start dates are flexible. Candidates should
send a CV, including contact information for references, to: chuck.sanders@vanderbilt.edu
Prof. Charles R. Sanders
Dept. of Biochemistry and
Center for Structural Biology
Vanderbilt University
Nashville,
Tennessee 37232-8725 USA
Phone: (615)-936-3756
Lab web site:
http://structbio.vanderbilt.edu/sanders
Vanderbilt University is an equal
opportunity employer.
