Dear all,
the following is been sent on behalf of Prof. Tzartos and all inquiries
should be send to him.
Postdoc protein crystallographer in Greece
A postdoctoral position for a protein crystallographer is immediately
available at the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Immunology,
Department of Biochemistry of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens,
Greece (www.pasteur.gr). The major part of the activities of the lab
involves the expression of extracellular domains (210-220 amino acids
long) of several subunits of human nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in
eukaryotic expression systems, construction of mutant forms,
purification and, recently, crystallization and co-crystallization
efforts. The lab has some past expertise in protein crystallography (2
Fab fragments) but the new post-doc will be now the main
crystallographer of the group.
The new post-doc should have extensive expertise in protein
crystallization and considerable expertise in crystallographic analysis.
Expertise in molecular biology approaches is useful but not necessary.
S/he will collaborate closely with members of the lab (mostly with
expertise in molecular biology & biochemistry) who currently produce
sufficient amounts of wt and mutant forms of the AChR domains in various
expression systems, and with collaborating excellent crystallographers
in neighbouring labs. The main task of the post-doc will be to obtain
diffraction quality crystals of these domains and their subsequent
structure determination (of fundamental importance for subsequent drug
design). S/he may also be involved with new expressions.
The lab is supported by several international grants (3 EC grants, 2
MDA, 1 AFM etc) and has (or has access to) all needed equipment. The
post will be supported by an EC grant.
Please send a preliminary request with a CV and a summary of research
experience and interests to Prof. Socrates Tzartos, emails:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Demetres D. Leonidas, Ph.D.
Structural Biology & Chemistry Group
Institute of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
The National Hellenic Research Foundation
48, Vassileos Constantinou Avenue
Athens 116 35, Greece
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Tel. +30 210 7273841 (office)
+30 210 7273895 (lab)
Fax. +30 210 7273831
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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