We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled PhD student for a protein engineering / structural biology project at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland. The aim of the project will be to engineer membrane proteins and membrane protein complexes that are suited for analysis by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) from single particles. The project will involve molecular cloning, protein expression in E. coli and mammalian cells, protein purification, biophysical characterization and analysis by electron microscopy. Ideally, the student should have a strong interest in molecular and structural biology and a strong interest in the newest structural biology methods. Experience in electron microscopy, protein expression in E. coli and mammalian cells, molecular cloning and protein purification would be highly beneficial. The project will be supervised by Dr. Roger Benoit and co-supervised by ETH Prof. Dr. Gebhard Schertler. Prof. Gebhard F.X. Schertler Structural Biology ETH Zürich D-BIOL
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