Scholarship to work on molecular and structural biology of macromolecular complexes implicated in kidney cancer in Prof Sir Tom Blundell’s laboratory

Job Description: A Masters’ studentship is available from 1st January 2011 or soon after to work on molecular and structural biology of macromolecular complexes implicated in kidney cancer in Prof Sir Tom Blundell’s laboratory. The successful applicants will work on biochemical and biophysical characterisation of Folliculin and its interacting partners; proteins involved in a key signalling pathway. Basic laboratory skills such as gene cloning and protein purification are desirable.

Interested individuals please send a completed CHRIS/6 (which can be downloaded from http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/), cover letter and CV along with the names of two referees by the closing date to Prof Blundell (email: tom@cryst.bioc.cam.ac.uk)and copied to Dr Ravi Nookala (email: rn229@cam.ac.uk). The position is funded by Myrovlytis Trust and is open to UK or EU residents only. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed soon after the closing date. The Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge provides a rich environment for interactive and collaborative work in biochemistry, structural and computational biology.

Application deadline: 7 October 2010