2 graduate student positions available: (i) Biophysics/Biological Physics; and (ii) Molecular Biology/Microbiology

The Siryaporn lab is accepting 2 graduate students: one in Biological Physics, one in Molecular Biology/Microbiology. Interested students should email Albert Siryaporn (asirya@uci.edu).

Biological Physics position: Work will be centered around understanding the physics of life, using bacteria as a biophysical model. Biology Projects include understanding long-range communication between cellular communities, tracking electron flow using fluorescence lifetime microscopy, and using Cryo electron microscopy to probe bacterial membrane structures to understand the mechanism of natural antibiotics. Background should include courses in chemistry and physics. Courses or knowledge of biology is not required. Biological Physics students will be recruited through the Chemical, Applied, and Materials Physics (ChAMP) program at UCI.

Molecular Biology/Microbiology position: Work will be centered around understanding host-microbe interactions. Projects include understanding quorum sensing, understanding the role of metabolism in bacterial pathogenesis, and levering innate immunity to develop new antimicrobials. Background should include genetics, molecular biology, and microbiology. Molecular Biology/Microbiology students will be recruited from the Cellular and Molecular Biosciences (CMB) program.