{"id":135,"date":"2016-02-04T16:38:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T21:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/liugroup\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2016-08-26T16:38:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:38:39","slug":"positions-available","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/liugroup\/positions-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Positions Available"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Liu lab welcome post doctoral scientists, graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in the following areas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Natural product biosynthesis, including:<\/li>\n
  2. Isolation and structural characterization of novel secondary metabolites from bacteria, fungi, and plants;<\/li>\n
  3. Identification and characterization of biosynthetic genes by a combination of bioinformatic and genetic tools;<\/li>\n
  4. Mechanistic characterization of key enzymes (with special emphasis of metallo-enzymes) by a combination of synthetic organic, biochemical and biophysical approaches;<\/li>\n
  5. Production of selected metabolites by synthetic organic, synthetic biology approach, or a combination of both;<\/li>\n
  6. Evaluate biological functions of key metabolites using both cell-based and animal models.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Relevant samples:<\/p>\n

    http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/journal\/v527\/n7579\/full\/nature15519.html<\/a><\/p>\n

    http:\/\/www.google.com\/patents\/WO2014100752A1?cl=en<\/a><\/p>\n

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    1. Chemical biology, including<\/li>\n
    2. Developing small molecule-based conditional knockout tools;<\/li>\n
    3. Making use of new tools in studying epigenetic controls of biological process with emphasis on ageing and neurosciences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Relevant samples:<\/p>\n

      http:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/srep11415<\/a><\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

      To apply for positions, please contact with Prof. Pinghua Liu:<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

      pinghua@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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