Wojtek Pawlowski's lab, Cornell University

A postdoctoral position is available to study chromosome pairing and recombination during meiosis in plants. The project will focus on identifying and characterizing genes involved in meiotic chromosome homology recognition in maize and Arabidopsis. The successful candidate will use classical genetic, genomic, and proteomic approaches coupled with state-of-the-art 3-dimensional deconvolution microscopy to identify proteins that interact with the product of the maize phs1 gene and its Arabidopsis homolog. phs1 is a newly identified gene essential for proper chromosome pairing in meiosis and for coordination of chromosome pairing, synapsis, and recombination, whose disruption causes chromosomes to pair without regard to homology. Specifics of the project will be tailored to the interests of the successful candidate. For more information visit http://www.plbr.cornell.edu/PBBweb/Pawlowski.html and see recent publications: Pawlowski et al. (2004) Science 303: 89-92 and Pawlowski et al. (2003) Plant Cell 8: 1807-1816.

The preferred start date is December 2004/January 2005. The position is available until filled.

Requirements: Ph.D. in genetics, cell biology, plant biology or a related field. Experience in molecular biology is essential.

To apply or receive additional information, please e-mail wpawlows@nature.berkeley.edu Please include a statement of research interests and a curriculum vitae with names and addresses of three references.