[Arabidopsis] POSTDOC POSITION

[Tai-Ping Sun]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION: Gibberellin Signaling in Arabidopsis
Department of Biology, Duke University

A postdoctoral position is available immediately to study "Gibberellin  
Signaling in Arabidopsis."  We are looking for a highly
motivated individual who has an excellent background in protein  
chemistry, genetics, genomics, molecular biology or plant development.

Bioactive gibberellins (GAs) are a class of plant hormones that  
modulate diverse developmental processes throughout the life cycle of  
a plant.  The nuclear DELLA proteins are highly conserved negative  
regulators of GA signaling that act immediately downstream of the GA  
receptors GID1 to repress GA-mediated growth in Arabidopsis and in a  
number of crops.  GA signal appears to de-repress its response pathway  
by triggering degradation of these repressor proteins.  To understand  
how GA controls plant development, we are using biochemical and  
genomics approaches to elucidate the signaling events immediately  
downstream of DELLA.

Related publications:

Dill et al. (2004) The Arabidopsis F-box protein SLEEPY1 targets GA  
signaling repressors for GA-induced degradation. Plant Cell, 16,  
1392-1405.

Sun and Gubler (2004) Molecular mechanism of gibberellin signaling in  
plants. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 55, 197-223.

Griffiths et al. (2006) Genetic characterization and functional  
analysis of the GID1 gibberellin receptors in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell,  
18, 3399-3414.
Zentella et al. (2007) Global analysis of DELLA direct targets in  
early gibberellin signaling in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 19, 3037-3057.


Please send (by e-mail) a cover letter containing your research  
summary and career goals, curriculum vitae, and names, e-mail  
addresses, and phone numbers of three references to:

Tai-ping Sun
e-mail address: tps from duke.edu

Thanks,
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Tai-ping Sun
Professor
Department of Biology
French 3104, Box 90338
Science Dr. ( -- for FedEx delivery)
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708

email: tps from duke.edu
http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Biology/faculty/tps