Forwarded from ALGAE-L:
Opening positions for M.sc Ph.D. and Postdoctoral candidates at -The
Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory the Department of Dry Land
Biotechnologies Sede Boker Campus Israel
The research concern developing the biotechnology for the
Production of astaxanthin rich biomass from the green alga Haematococcus
pluvialis
The area of investigation includes:
*Cellular physiology and biochemistry of the carotenogenesis process.
*Molecular aspects concerning genetic manipulation and transformation.
*Biological problems related to cultivation of Haematococcus in large
volume photobioreactors
Interested students are urged to contact:
Prof. Sammy Boussiba
Telephone: 972 7 6596795
Fax: 972 7 6596802
E-mail : sammy @bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Prof. Sammy Boussiba
Head, Department of Dry Land Biotechnologies
Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory
Blaustein Institute For Desert Research
Ben gurion University of the Negev
Sede Boker Campus, 84990, Israel
Tel; 972 7 6596795
Fax; 972 7 6596802
sammy at bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Web site:
http://www.bgu.ac.il/BIDR/research/biotech/algal/index.html
