A two years post-doctoral position will be available in the Laboratory of
Carbon Metabolism at CEA-Cadarache to develop the large scale analysis of
mRNA translation state in Arabidopsis thaliana (Zong et al, Messenger RNA
translation state: the second dimension of high-throughput expression
screening. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Sep 14;96(19):10632-6). This
methodology will be applied to characterize the effect of physiological
stimuli on translation and mutants affected in genes involved in
translational control. This project is part of a collaboration with a
biotechnology company providing tools for high-throughput gene expression
analysis.
A strong background in biochemistry and cell biology would be appreciated.
The expected starting date will be mid-2001. CEA-Cadarache offers all
facilities for state of the art research in plant biology including confocal
microscopy, DNA sequencing, growth chambers for Arabidopsis work etc and is
located in a pleasant area of the south of France, about 30km north of
Aix-en-Provence.
Thierry DESNOS
DEVM/LMC
CEA Cadarache
13108 St Paul lez Durance cedex
France
e-mail: desnos at dsvsud.cea.fr
Tel: 04 42 25 48 96
Fax: 04 42 25 46 56
