Postdoctoral Position Available: CRISPR and Experimental Lateral Transfer in a Marine Protist
Postdoctoral Position Available: CRISPR and Experimental Lateral Transfer in a Marine Protist
The Collier and Rest labs at Stony Brook University, in collaboration with the Archibald lab at Dalhousie, invite applications for a postdoctoral position focused on unraveling the complexities of symbiosis using the marine thraustochytrid_ Aurantiochytrium limacinum_. This organism stands out for its intriguing case of lateral transfer of carotenoid biosynthesis genes and provides a fertile ground to study host-virus interactions with _‘Mirusviricota’_. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to defining cellular and metabolic factors that influence obligate endosymbioses and the determinants steering successful (endo)symbiont-to-host gene transfer.
The position is located in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University. Applicants must have previous experience with CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing techniques. The goal of the postdoc position is to develop expression vectors and ribonucleoprotein-based approaches for delivering CRISPR gene editing components to A. limacinum. Additional goals include utilizing CRISPR-Cas9 editing to generate targeted mutants and working collaboratively with the Archibald lab on naturalistic lateral gene transfer experiments. The project is funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Join us in uncovering new insights into marine microbial eukaryote genetics and symbiosis, while enhancing your research profile in a vibrant, collaborative research environment. For more information about work on labyrinthulomycetes at SBU, see https://you.stonybrook.edu/labyrinthulomycetes/ For an exploratory chat or more details about the job, contact jackie.collier@stonybrook.edu and joshua.rest@stonybrook.edu. For more information or to apply for the position, go to https://you.stonybrook.edu/labyrinthulomycetes/join-us/ or visit the job posting at https://stonybrooku.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2303883
