Postdocotral positions:
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Candidates
interested in applying for postdoctoral fewllowships (Ramón y
Cajal, Juan de la Cierva, Alexander von Humboldt fellowship, etc.),
programs are welcome to inquire directly with a CV and a brief
statement of interests.
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Doctoral
positions:
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Candidates
interested in
doctoral/postdoctoral positions in the areas of solid-supported
lipid layers, biomaterial-body
interactions, and crystallization
of soluble and
transmembrane proteins,
please inquire directly with a CV and a
brief statement of interests.
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The following projects M.Sc. and/or
semester projects are available in my group from January 2012:
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Development
and investigation of asymmetric cell membrane models.
Membranes of cells are asymmetric
with respect to the distribution of
various phospholipids between the two leaflets and are laterally
heterogeneous. We have been working for some time on asymmetric lipid
bilayers supported on titania and are continuing this work by expanding
the range of lipid compositions of these bilayers and by looking at
their interactions with various proteins. A student with a background
in biophysics, physical chemistry, physics, or biochemistry, is preferred.
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Biomaterials:
as they are seen by the membranes of cells.
Interactions with foreign materials
affect the organization of cell
membranes. In the context of this project, we are looking at the
effects of inorganic surfaces on the membranes of various blood cells. A
student with a background in biophysics, biomaterials/bioengineering,
or cell biology, is preferred.
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Simulating
Liposome Behaviour on
Inorganic Surfaces.
We
are looking for a student with a background in physics to perform
Monte Carlo simulations with the goal of elucidating the mechanism
underlying the complex behaviour of liposomes (quasi-spherical lipid
shells) on inorganic surfaces.
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Assembly of
blood coagulation factor complexes on model membranes.
This project is done in collaboration
with Prof.
Stoylova-McPhie (University of
Texas Medical Branch
at Galveston).
Experimental work will be performed here at CIC biomaGUNE and will
entail the investigation of coagulation cascade complex organization
and assembly on model membranes. A student with a background in
biochemistry, structural biology, or biophysics is preferred.
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Master
projects are specifically designed to balance their novelty against the
educational value for the student. Working on these projects will
expose the students to the modern techniques and methods used in the
areas of biophysics and biomaterials; they are expected to lead to
publications, and will therefore open new opportunities in the national
and international job markets, both academic and industrial, for the
students.
More
information about the group can be found here. Interested students with
relevant background, please contact IReviakine@cicbiomagune.es
with a CV, a brief statemetn of interests, and names and addresses of
two referees.
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