List of Scholarships Bacteria can acquire genetic diversity, including antibiotic resistance and virulence properties through horizontal gene transfer. In particular, many bacteria are naturally competent for DNA transformation in which bacteria import naked DNA from their environment. List of Scholarships Although the proteins required for DNA import most of the known, the molecular mechanism of DNA import is unclear. We designed and tested a laser tweezers to study the dynamics of molecular motors and power generation in the lives of individual bacteria in a different model bacteria. In future studies we want to apply statistical physics methods to overcome the transport mechanism of DNA molecules through the cell envelope of bacteria in the human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae.Methods: laser tweezers, single molecule fluorescence microscopy, microbiological methods
Start of the Job: 1 june 2011 or later (E13, 65%)
Disabled individuals with equal personal and technical eligibility will be favored. The WWU is commited to increasing the ratio of women in research. Women are therefore invited to apply for this position.
Contact details for applications:Prof. Dr. Berenike Maier
Universität zu Köln
Biocenter
Zülpicher Str. 47b
50674 Köln
Email: berenike.maier@uni-koeln.de.
Please send your application (cover letter, CV, certificates, and two references) as a single PDF file by email to berenike.maier@uni-koeln.de.
It is mandatory that you visit Cologne for an interview.
