dear all,


Application deadline Tuesday March 26th.


a postdoctoral position is available at Imperial College London.



The Speck Lab works on the mechanism of eukaryotic chromosome replication. We 
are looking for a passionate researcher interested in investigating molecular 
machines.
The ideal candidate will have  extensive expertise in Biochemistry and/or 
Structural Biology . The post holder will explore fundamental mechanism in DNA 
replication using biochemical approaches and work with another group member to 
determine the structure of replication complexes by cryo-EM.

Research framework and support structure:

1.)    The group consists of >10 members, 8 postdocs, 2 students, lab manager 
and technician.

2.)    The lab is fully equipped for biochemistry (2 AKTAs, multiple 
temperature controlled shakers), two freezer mills, Biacore T100 and generously 
supported by the Wellcome Trust and multiple BBSRC grants.

3.)    Access to state-of-the-art facilities including Mass Spectrometry, 
Structural Biology and Bioinformatics.

4.)    The candidate will receive direct mentoring by the group head on grant 
applications, writing of manuscripts and project design.

5.)    We have direct access to a local cryo-EM facility with a 200KV FEG 
microscope and the LonCEM facility with a Krios (K3 & Falcon 3 detectors, phase 
plate, energy filter,..).

Interested individuals are welcome to contact me directly for more information.

Best,
Christian
chris.sp...@imperial.ac.uk<mailto:chris.sp...@imperial.ac.uk>

here are a few links:

The Wellcome Trust funded 2-year position:

https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job?id=677203

The group:

http://www.specklab.com/

Closing date: 26 March 2019


Selected papers:

Noguchi Y*, Yuan Z*, Bai L*, Schneider S, Zhao G, Stillman B#, Speck C#, Li H# 
(2017) Cryo-EM structure of Mcm2-7 double hexamer on DNA suggests a lagging 
strand DNA extrusion model PNAS, Nov 7;114(45):E9529-E953

Riera A, Barbon M, Noguchi Y, Reuter LM, Schneider S, Speck C (2017) From 
structure to mechanism - understanding initiation of DNA replication Genes & 
Development, Jun 1;31(11):1073-108

Yuan Z*, Riera A*, Bai L*, Sun J*, Nandi S, Spanos C, Chen ZA, Barbon M, 
Rappsilber J#, Stillman B#, Speck C# and Li H# (2017) Structural basis of 
MCM2-7 replicative helicase loading by ORC-Cdc6 and Cdt1 Nature Structure & 
Molecular Biology, Mar;24(3):316-32

Chang F, Riera A, Evrin C, Sun J, Li H, Speck C*, Weinreich M* (2015) Cdc6 
ATPase activity disengages Cdc6 from the pre-replicative complex to promote DNA 
replication eLife, Aug 25;4

Samel AS, Fernández-Cid A, Sun J, Riera A, Tognetti S, Herrera MC, Li H, Speck 
C (2014) A unique DNA entry gate for regulated loading of the eukaryotic 
replicative helicase onto DNA Genes & Development, Aug 1;28(15):1653-6

Sun J*, Fernandez-Cid A*, Riera A*, Tognetti S, Yuan Z, Stillman B#, Speck C#, 
Li H# (2014) Structural and mechanistic insights into Mcm2-7 double-hexamer 
assembly and function Genes & Development, Oct 15;28(20):2291-30

Sun J*, Evrin C*, Samel S, Fernández-Cid A, Riera A, Kawakami H, Stillman B#, 
Speck C#, Li H# Cryo-EM structure of a helicase loading intermediate containing 
ORC-Cdc6-Cdt1-MCM2-7 bound to DNA (2013) Nature Structure & Molecular Biology, 
August 5, (20), 944-951

Fernández-Cid A, Riera A, Tognetti S, Herrera MC, Samel S , Evrin C, Winkler C, 
Gardenal E,   Uhle S, Speck C. (2013) An ORC/Cdc6/MCM2-7 complex is formed in a 
multistep reaction to serve as a platform for MCM2-7 double-hexamer formation  
Molecular Cell, Volume 50, Issue 4, 577-588, 18 April


__________________________________________

Professor Christian Speck, PhD, FRSB
Chair in Genome Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wellcome Trust Investigator

Imperial College London
Faculty of Medicine
Institute of Clinical Sciences (CRB room 3006)
Hammersmith Hospital Campus
Du Cane Road
London W12 0NN

Tel: 0044 20 8383 3387
Mobile: 0044 796 181 5557
Skype ID: dna_rep

email: christian.sp...@imperial.ac.uk<mailto:christian.sp...@imperial.ac.uk>
website: www.specklab.com<http://www.specklab.com/>
Imperial College website: 
www.imperial.ac.uk/people/chris.speck<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/chris.speck>

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