A postdoctoral position is available in the Cell Biology and
Biophysics Unit headed by Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak at the National
Institutes of Health. The Roll-Mecak Laboratory is interested in
understanding the interplay between microtubules and their regulators
and how tubulin post-translational modifications tune the behavior of
motors and microtubule associated proteins (see for instance Szyk et
al., 2011. Nature Struct. & Molec. Biol. 8(11): 1250-8; Kormendi et
al., 2012. J. Biol. Chem. 287(50):41569-75; Roll-Mecak, A. and Vale,
R.D. 2008. Nature, 451(7176):363-7). We use a combination of
biochemistry, structural biology, cell biology and high-resolution
fluorescence techniques. Thus, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab would
have the opportunity to move between these techniques and build upon
an already strong background in structural biology and biochemistry.
The Roll-Mecak lab is located in the Porter Center for Neuroscience on
the NIH main campus in Bethesda. The research facilities available are
outstanding and the lab has state-of-the-art equipment such as
crystallization robots, liquid handling systems, TIRF and confocal
microscopes. For more information, please visit: http://intra.ninds.nih.gov/rm_lab/
The position will be fully funded by the NIH and is available
immediately. We are looking for candidates who wish to work at the
intersection between structural biology, enzymology and cell biology
to explore the mechanism of tubulin modifying enzymes and have a
strong background in molecular biology, protein biochemistry and
structural biology.
Other details: candidates should preferably have less than 2 years of
postdoctoral experience. Please send a CV, a one-page research
experience summary, and contact information of three references to anton...@mail.nih.gov
Please write “Postdoctoral application” in the subject header.
Antonina Roll-Mecak, Ph.D.
Investigator and Chief
Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit
Porter Neuroscience Research Center
NINDS and NHLBI/NIH
Office Manager: Ms. Jessica Triplett
Ph: 301-496-4305
Lab website:http://intra.ninds.nih.gov/rm_lab/
