PhD position in Protein Engineering

Highlights:

1. A graduate studentship leading to the award of a PhD is available from 1 October (or later) to work at the Biochemistry Department at Cambridge University (with Dr F. Hollfelder) and at MedImmune's Granta Park Site (with Drs. D. Lowe, L. Jermutus. and R. Minter).
2. The research project will involve work on protein engineering methods that take advantage of compartmentalisation in water-in-oil microdroplets. There is a strong interdisciplinary component, as devices for droplet handling will be self-made in the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre. The project will be supervised jointly by academic and industrial advisors and experimental work carried out both at the University and at MedImmune.
3. Limit of tenure: Up to 42 months
4. 
   Applicants should have a first or upper second class degree in chemistry, biochemistry or related subjects. Specific skills in protein engineering, cloning, DNA manipulation (including preparation and handling of DNA libraries) and familiarity with other molecular biology techniques would be advantageous.
5. The project is embedded in a range of European collaborations and will form part of the European Research Training Network on Directed Evolution of Functional Proteins (ENEFP). It is also part of a larger multi-disciplinary research initiative on microdroplets in microfluidic devices based in Cambridge.
6. These initiatives provide special training programmes and exchange periods in other European laboratories (Strasbourg, Louvain-la-Neuve, Lausanne and Israel amongst others) and industrial partners. This studentship is funded by the EPSRC for up to 42 months.
7. Quote Reference: PH06561     Closing Date: 21 May 2010