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PhD Position in Biophysics: Studies of molecular motor proteins at the nanoscale (m/f/d)
LMU Munich
München, Bavaria
molecular biology
molecular motor proteins
nanoscale
The Center for NanoScience at LMU Munich brings together research from physics, chemistry, biochemistry, and medicine, all focused on the nanometer scale. Professors, junior group leaders, postdocs, and graduate students actively engage within this dynamic network, exchanging ideas and forging new research collaborations. An PhD opening is now available in the lab of Prof. Claudia Veigel (Cell Physiology, Medical Faculty at LMU Munich).
PhD Position in Biophysics: Studies of molecular motor proteins at the nanoscale
Activities and responsibilities
The large family of myosin motor proteins fulfills a myriad of tasks in mammalian health and disease, including in cancers and neuro-degenerative diseases. These tasks range from muscle contraction to intracellular membrane trafficking and sensory functions in mammalian hearing. Understanding their specific functions in the cell, requires in vitro model systems to be established at the single molecule level.
The aim of this PhD thesis is to investigate the interactions of the motor proteins with their cargo membranes. The following techniques will be used:
· Single molecule structural studies using cryo-electron microscopy
· High-resolution single molecule, optical tweezers-based mechanical studies
· Interferometric scattering microscopy
· Fluorescence microscopy techniques including confocal, TIRF, FRAP, super-resolution STORM
· Molecular biology and biochemical techniques
The aim of this PhD thesis is to investigate the interactions of the motor proteins with their cargo membranes. The following techniques will be used:
· Single molecule structural studies using cryo-electron microscopy
· High-resolution single molecule, optical tweezers-based mechanical studies
· Interferometric scattering microscopy
· Fluorescence microscopy techniques including confocal, TIRF, FRAP, super-resolution STORM
· Molecular biology and biochemical techniques
Qualification profile
Master’s degree in Physics, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Biotechnology
We offer
TV-L E13 75% - earliest entry date: 202501.01.23 - up to 4 years
Dr. Susanne Hennig
089/21805791
email
Full-Time
, Temporary
PhD Project
Updated at
01/08/2025
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Job location
Schellingstr. 4
80799 München
Bavaria
Germany
Good to reach from...
- Rosenheim
- Freising
- Dachau
- Germering, Oberbayern
- Fürstenfeldbruck
- Erding
Salary
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39,155 €
About LMU Munich
The Center for NanoScience (CeNS) was founded in 1998 at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich. The mission of CeNS is to promote and coordinate interdisciplinary research in the field of nanoscience in the Munich area. CeNS is an association of junior and senior scientists from basic research and industry and is conceived as a network, joining people from various institutions (LMU, TU...
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