*Postdoctoral Position in Protein Design and Protein Engineering

(University of Michigan)*

One postdoc position in protein design and engineering is immediately

available at the Yang Zhang Lab, Department of Computational Medicine

and Bioinformatics and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of

Michigan Medical School. The project involves functional protein design

and protein engineering. Candidates will develop computational and

biochemical methods to design new protein sequences of novel biological

functions (e.g. enzyme activity, ligand binding, and protein-protein

interactions). Special attentions will be paid to designing new proteins

targeting pathways of various diseases including cancer and obesity.

Candidates with wet-lab experience in protein design and protein

engineering, protein expression and binding assay, structural biology

(X-ray crystallography, NMR), and/or computational biology are

encouraged to apply. Skills in computational programming are not

required but will be a plus. Excellent interpersonal skill with

motivation and ability to lead an independent biochemistry laboratory is

essential.

If you are interested in the position, please send your CV and a brief

description of your research interest and research plan to Dr. Yang

Zhang (Email: zhng@umich.edu ).

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Yang Zhang

Professor

Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics

Department of Biological Chemistry

The University of Michigan

2035B Palmer Commons Bldg

100 Washtenaw Avenue

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2218

Phone: (734)647-1549

Fax: (734)615-6553

Email: zhng@umich.edu

Website: http://zhanglab.ccmb.med.umich.edu