A postdoctoral position is available immediately to work on structures of bacterial microcompartments and to pursue other projects involving protein design and assembly. Bacterial microcompartments are poorly characterized virus-sized protein shells that serve as organelles inside many bacterial cells by encapsulating enzymes in key metabolic pathways. Recent findings indicate that they are highly sophisticated, for example controlling the transport of metabolites by specific molecular transport through protein pores. Our structural studies on these systems are far enough advanced that protein design and computational analysis provide numerous avenues for exploration. Individuals interested in combining computational investigations with crystallographic studies are welcome. UCLA provides a rich environment for interactive and collaborative work in structural and computational biology. Please contact me directly at yea...@mbi.ucla.edu
Best regards, Todd Yeates
