PhD positions available REMIX REgulation of MItochondrial gene eXpression Fifteen Marie Skłodowska Curie fellowships for highly qualified and motivated PhD students are available in this recently established Initial Training Network (ITN) funded under Horizon 2020, the European Union‘s research and innovation programme. The key aim of the REMIX Network is to combine the skills of European research groups to provide strategic training of the next generation of scientists through a programme that will progress in the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms and pathways that regulate mitochondrial gene expression. The positions, which are available for a period of 36 months each, are dedicated to the following projects/partner labs:
Aleksandra Trifunovic CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne: Elucidating the role of mammalian CLPP in mitochondrial translation regulation Thomas Langer CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne: The role of prohibitin membrane domains and of membrane lipids for mitochondrial gene expression Elena Rugarli CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne: The m-AAA protease and the regulation of mitochondrial ribosome assembly Martin Ott Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University: Impact of inaccurate mitochondrial translation on stress signaling and ageing Alexey Amunts Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University: Structure determination of different assembly states of mitoribosome James Stewart Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne: Detection of tRNA processing faults as a screen for deleterious mttRNA mutations Maria Falkenberg Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg: Mechanisms and regulation of transcription termination in human mitochondria Claes Gustafsson Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg: Elucidating the role of mammalian CLPP in mitochondrial translation regulation
Massimo Zeviani Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge: Identification of novel factors governing mitochondrial translation and ribosomal assembly. Characterization of the tissue-specificity in mitochondrial translation defectsmitochondrial gene expression. Michal Minczuk Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Cambridge: The m-AAA protease and the regulation of mitochondrial ribosome assembly Jean-Claude Martinou Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva: Mitochondrial RNA granule associated proteins: investigating the role of FASTK family members in mitochondrial RNA processing Johannes Spelbrin Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine, Nijmegen: Nucleoid associated proteins and their function Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University: Characterization of the quality control mechanisms that operate in human mitochondrial protein synthesis Robert Lightowlers Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University: Characterization of ‘new’ human mitoribosomal proteins and the assembly factors that generate functional 55S particles Jan Smeitink RadboudUMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Founder and CEO of Khondrion, Nijmegen, the Netherlands: Role of redox signalling on mtDNA expression and regulation
How to apply When you meet the eligibility criteria detailed at www.remix-itn.eu send a cover letter addressed to the principal investigator you apply to, stating your research motivation and interests, including relevant background; followed by a CV, names and contact information of 2-3 references to
[email protected], as a single PDF document.
http://www.itn-remix.uni-koeln.de/vacancies.html
