The lab of Igor Berezovsky at Bioinformatics Institute (A*STAR) has openings for highly motivated PhD students in Bioinformatics/Computational Biophysics. There are three state-of-the-art prospected projects, depending on candidate background, qualification, and interests:
(i) from allosteric control of protein activity to allosteric polymorphism and design of allosteric drugs (J. Mol. Biol 431, 3933-3942 (2019); Structure 27, 866-878 (2019); Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 56, 18-27 (2019); PLoS Comp Biol 14, e1006228 (2018); Bioinformatics 33, 3996-3998 (2017))
(ii) evolution and design of protein function (Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 58, 159-165 (2019); Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 115, E11943-E11950, 2018; Prog Bioph & Mol Biol 128, 85-99 (2017))
(iii) biophysics of chromatin and epigenetic regulation (PLoS Comp Biol 14, e1006686 (2018)).
The potential candidates should have a strong background in bioinformatics, computational biology, biophysics, structural biology or computational sciences. Previous experience in physics, computer science, bioinformatics or applied statistics will be a plus. They should possess strong quantitative skills and know at least one major programming language, including C/C++, Python.
Applications:
Applications should be submitted to A*STAR Graduate Academy (AGA) via Singapore International Graduate Award option (www.a-star.edu.sg/language/en-SG/Scholarships/For-Graduate-Studies/A-STAR-Graduate-Scholarship-Singapore)
with reference to Dr. Igor N. Berezovsky as supervisor.
Submission deadline for next (August 2020) intake of PhD students is December 1, 2019.
Informal inquiries on potential projects can be send via e-mail (igorb@bii.a-star.edu.sg) directly to
Dr. Igor N. Berezovsky
Bioinformatics Institute
30 Biopolis Street, #07-01 Matrix,
Singapore 138671