Positions Available
The Liu lab welcome post doctoral scientists, graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in the following areas:
- Natural product biosynthesis, including:
- Isolation and structural characterization of novel secondary metabolites from bacteria, fungi, and plants;
- Identification and characterization of biosynthetic genes by a combination of bioinformatic and genetic tools;
- Mechanistic characterization of key enzymes (with special emphasis of metallo-enzymes) by a combination of synthetic organic, biochemical and biophysical approaches;
- Production of selected metabolites by synthetic organic, synthetic biology approach, or a combination of both;
- Evaluate biological functions of key metabolites using both cell-based and animal models.
Relevant samples:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v527/n7579/full/nature15519.html
http://www.google.com/patents/WO2014100752A1?cl=en
- Chemical biology, including
- Developing small molecule-based conditional knockout tools;
- Making use of new tools in studying epigenetic controls of biological process with emphasis on ageing and neurosciences.
Relevant samples:
http://www.nature.com/articles/srep11415
To apply for positions, please contact with Prof. Pinghua Liu: