Positions for the following project are available immediately for:
1. research associate
Requirements- PhD degree with research in molecular biology, send CV,
two letters of recommendation, and copies of published papers.
2. research technician
Requirements-Masters Degree in Molecular Biology or Biochemistry with at
least three years experience in molecular biology research. Send CV and
two letters of recommendation.
3. graduate students
Requirements- Masters Degree in Molecular Biology or Biochemistry with
at least three years experience in molecular biology research. Apply
through the CUNY PhD Program in Biochemistry or CUNY PhD Program in
Biology. Send letter of interest with copy of PhD application to Dr.
Wurtzel.
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PROJECT:
"Regulation of Maize Provitamin A Carotenoid Biosynthesis."
Carotenoids, derived from plant food sources, are converted in humans to
vitamin A and other important compounds needed for growth and
development. About 250 million children worldwide suffer from vitamin A
deficiency that is associated with consumption of foods low in
provitamin A carotenoids. Endosperms of food crops, such as maize and
wheat, are low in carotenoid content, and are especially low in
provitamin A as compared with nonprovitamin A carotenoids; rice
endosperms are completely deficient in carotenoids of any sort. One
approach to alleviating Vitamin A deficiency worldwide is to improve
levels of provitamin A carotenoids in food staples through metabolic
engineering of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway. The current study of
gene expression as related to carotenoid accumulation in maize endosperm
will lead to metabolic engineering of the endosperm carotenoid
biosynthetic pathway which occurs in endosperm plastids. This project is
funded by The National Institutes of Health.
For any of the above positions, apply by email or snail mail:
Dr. Eleanore Wurtzel
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Lehman College, CUNY
250 Bedford Park Blvd. West
Bronx, New York 10468 USA
Voice: 718-960-8235
E-mail: etwlc at cunyvm.cuny.eduhttp://a32.lehman.cuny.edu/wurtzelhome/ad_summary.htm
