The Chemical Biology Centre, a joint venture of Imperial College London, The Institute of Cancer Research and the London Research Institute of Cancer Research UK, is seeking 9 postgraduate students starting in October 2007 to work on a series of related problems in quantitative chemical/molecular biology. PhD students will qualify for a funded Masters in Research (MRes) in Protein Membrane Chemical Biology after their first year, which is followed by three more years of funded research leading to a PhD.

There are a variety of possible projects including:

• Lipidation in retinal disease: applying chemistry to proteomics
• “Smart” molecular networks to unravel cell signalling.
• Supramolecular receptors as chemical sensors for phosphorylated species
• “Smart” Supramolecular Polymers for Gene Delivery
• Investigating AAA Protein Function: Design Synthesis and Application of Peptide Chemical Genetic Tools
• Reactive Intermediates in Membrane Proteins Studied by 2DIR.
• The Physical and Chemical Modification of Single Cancer Cells for Protein Analysis
• Investigating the Physical Chemistry of Novel Large Protein Complexes in Cancer Cells
• The Physical and Chemical Modification of Single Cancer Cells for Protein Analysis

Further details of the available projects and application procedure can be found at http://www.chemicalbiology.ac.uk/studentships.html

Please note these positions will be filled as an appropriate candidate is found Study information

Contacts and how to apply

Administrative contact and how to apply:
For further infomation and how to apply please contact: cbcadmin@imperial.ac.uk

Application deadline: 30 April 2007