[Lista-Algas] PhD position (ver Nápoles y después...)

[Andrés Boltovskoy]

PhDOpenUniversity-SZN


     



      A forward genetic screen in the marine planktonic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata 
     

      Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plankton 
     

      Director of Studies: Mariella Ferrante 
     

      Internal Supervisor: Marina Montresor 
     

      A PhD position is available in the Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plankton at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn to carry out a mutagenesis screen in the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata. Candidates with an interest in genetics and marine biology are encouraged to apply. We are seeking highly motivated applicants with experimental lab skills, preferably in molecular biology. Our group is interested in the genetics of planktonic diatoms, with the aim to develop molecular tools for the study of their biology, their ecological relationships and for possible biotechnological applications. 
     

      The PhD project will focus on the marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata, a species that can be isolated in the Gulf of Naples and whose ecology and life cycle have been investigated. Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata belongs to a group of toxic species, being able to produce the neurotoxin domoic acid. The scope of the project is to generate a collection of stable diatom mutants through random chemical mutagenesis. We will screen for different traits, such as altered morphology, altered production of domoic acid or of fatty acids, and we will characterise the mutants to define the molecular pathways involved. The project will contribute to establish Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata as a model organism. The experimental work will be carried out in the multidisciplinary environment of the Laboratory of Ecology and Evolution of Plankton, integrating the molecular studies with the ecological expertise of the Stazione Zoologica. Training will be provided in the basics of diatom identification, isolation and maintenance of cultures, experimental set up, molecular approaches, mutagenesis and genetics, basic chemical assays. 
     

      To apply, visit the website: http://bit.ly/oW2llj Deadline for receipt of completed applications (application form plus 2 letters of recommendation) is September 20th 2011 
     
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