Academic Unit of Oncology and Haematology St James’s University Hospital,Leeds

Studentship available from January 2006 for a fixed term of 3 years and willbe funded at the MRC rate

Applications are invited for the following research project:
Studies on microtubule end-binding proteins
Supervisor: Dr Ewan Morrison

A graduate studentship is available in the Cancer Cell Biology Group in theCancer Research UK Clinical Centre at St James’s University Hospital inLeeds. The overall aim of the work of this group is to investigate the roleplayed by microtubule-associated proteins during mitosis and migration inmammalian cells, particularly by proteins found at microtubule ends. Theproject is likely to involve a variety of molecular biology techniques, cellculture and transfection, live cell and confocal microscopy and protein_expression and purification.

You should have a relevant first degree at a standard of 2:1 or above. Aworking knowledge of the cytoskeleton would be advantageous, as wouldexperience in cell culture or microscopy techniques. More important,however, is a committed and enthusiastic approach to scientific research.

Applications should include a full CV and full details of 2 academicreferees. These should be sent to Sharon Collins, Cancer Research UKClinical Centre, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS97TF, tel 0113 206 6949, emailed s.collins@cruk.leeds.ac.uk

Informal enquiries about this studentship can be made by email toewan.morrison@cancer.org.uk

Closing date for applications is Friday 2 December 2005