Postdoctoral Fellow: Synthetic Biology & Directed Evolution
Scripps Research Translational Institute
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Job summary
Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, CA invites applications for Postdoctoral Associates. The Badran Lab seeks scientists to pursue synthetic biology, directed evolution and genome editing to build tools for evolving macromolecular biosynthetic systems and whole organisms.
Selected candidates will lead projects on antibiotics discovery, antimicrobial resistance modalities, and genetic code expansion, with opportunities for high-impact publications and collaboration across
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree in chemical biology, chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology or related field.
- Experience with protein/RNA bioengineering, experimental synthetic biology, molecular biology, bacterial genetics, and assay development preferred.
- Strong oral and written communication, data documentation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to handle multiple projects and collaborate effectively.
Responsibilities
- Targeted antibiotics discovery for microbiome regulation.
- Prediction of antimicrobial resistance modalities.
- Comprehensive strategies for genetic code expansion.
- Improving carbon fixation through RuBisCO directed evolution.
- Development of polymerases for xeno nucleic acid amplification.
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Job description
Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, CA invites applications for Postdoctoral Associates. The Badran Lab seeks scientists to pursue synthetic biology, directed evolution and genome editing to build tools for evolving macromolecular biosynthetic systems and whole organisms.
Selected candidates will lead projects on antibiotics discovery, antimicrobial resistance modalities, and genetic code expansion, with opportunities for high-impact publications and collaboration across
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