UHBC021@vaxa.rhbnc.ac.uk (02/21/90)
ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES Postgraduate Studentships Applications are invited for the following positions leading to the degree of PhD, commencing 1st October 1990. 1. Neuropeptide biosynthesis in insects. SERC earmarked studentship, supervised by Professor Michael O'Shea, Cell Biology Laboratory. The project will include the use of automated protein sequencing, protein/peptide HPLC, immunochemical methods and molecular biological techniques to study the biosynthesis of important regulatory neuropeptide hormones in the locust. 2. Protein processing during the assembly of Photosystem II. SERC earmarked studentship, supervised by Professor John Bowyer, Department of Biochemistry. The student will gain experience in protein/peptide HPLC, immunochemical methods, protein sequencing and in vitro translation experiments to study the proteolytic processing of a key polypeptide during its assembly into the Photosystem II reaction centre complex. 3. Enzymology of herbicide resistance in plants. SERC/CASE studentship, supervised by Professor John Bowyer, Department of Biochemistry, and Dr. David Hallahan, Rothamsted Experimental Station (RES). The project will involve plant tissue culture, membrane protein purification, and monoclonal antibody technology to characterise cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in broad spectrum herbicide detoxification. The student will spend equal time at RHB New College and RES. Applicants should hold or expect to gain a First Class or Upper Second Honours Degree in Biochemistry, Biology or Chemistry. Written applications, with the names and addresses of two referees, should be sent directly to the relevant project supervisor at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, as soon as possible. Informal enquiries by telephone are welcomed (Professor Bowyer: 0784 434455, Ext. 3803; Professor O'Shea: 0784 434455 Ext. 3768/3770).