We are looking for three Ph.D. Students.
Three Ph.D. student positions
Plant molecular biology, development and systems biology
Three DFG-funded Ph.D. student positions are available at the Chair of Plant Systems Biology at the Life Sciences campus of the Technische Universität München in Freising-Weihenstephan.
- Genome-wide identification of target genes of GATA transcription factors
- Molecular mechanisms controlling stress responses in plants by gibberellins
- Molecular mechanisms controlling flowering time in Arabidopsis thaliana
We are seeking three highly motivated Ph.D. students to strengthen our highly interactive and collaborative team. The specific projects integrate molecular biological, developmental and systems biology approaches to understand the molecular determinants of plant growth control by GATA transcription factors, the plant hormone gibberellin in stress responses and in flowering. The laboratory has expertise in a broad range of molecular, cell biological, bio- chemical and genetic techniques as exemplified in our previous publications.
The Chair of Plant Systems Biology has direct access to modern cell biological and biochemical analyses, next generation sequencing etc. and possesses all techniques and equipment required for state-of-the-art plant re- search. The laboratory also has strong ties with the LMU Munich, the University of Regensburg and the Plant Bioin- formatics Institute at the Helmholtz Zentrum München through the SFB924.
Please send a letter of motivation and a CV to: claus.schwechheimer[at]wzw.tum.de
The positions are available from July 2018 and will remain open until filled.
References
Website of the Chair Link
Website of the SFB924 Link
Selected recent publications
Klermund et al. (2016) LLM-Domain B-GATA transcription factors promote stomatal development downstream of light signaling pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyls. Plant Cell 28:646-60. Link
Bastakis et al. (2018) LLM-domain B-GATA transcription factors play multifaceted roles in controlling greening in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell DOI: doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00947. Link
Lutz et al. (2017) Natural haplotypes of FLM non-coding sequences fine-tune flowering time in ambient spring tem- peratures in Arabidopsis. Elife DOI: 10.7554/eLife.22114. Link
Yun, Richter et al. (2016) Multi-layered regulation of SPL15 and cooperation with SOC1 integrate endogenous flowering pathways at the Arabidopsis shoot meristem. Dev Cell 37(3):254-66. Link
Technische Universität München
Prof. Dr. Claus Schwechheimer
claus.schwechheimer[at]wzw.tum.de
Tel. +49 8161 712880; Fax +49 8161 712886
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