High-resolution tracking of kinesin motors

Advisor: Erik Schäffer

Location: University of Tübingen

You will work with kinesins and microtubule associated proteins that are involved in transport or cell division.  Using purified components and reconstituted assays, you will develop and/or perform label-free tracking, single-molecule localization and/or ultraresolution force measurements using single-molecule fluorescence microscopy, mass photometry, and/or optical tweezers to decipher how these molecular machines fulfil their cellular function.
 

More information about the research of Erik Schäffer and a selection of recent publications can be found on his faculty page.

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Application deadline: 27 January 2025