From medicago from net.bio.net Mon Jun 4 13:00:22 2007 From: medicago from net.bio.net (medicago@net.bio.net) Date: Mon Jun 4 13:04:47 2007 Subject: [Medicago] Postdoctoral position - Plant electrophysiology and genomics Message-ID: <20070604130022375.00000004076@ag-ane1> A three-year NSF-funded postdoctoral position is available immediately in the laboratory of Dr. Jean-Michel An? (http://agronomy.wisc.edu/symbiosis/) to study ion fluxes in response to symbiotic signals using the model legume Medicago truncatula. Relationships with changes in the phosphoproteome and the metabolome will be investigated. This is a collaborative project of two other laboratories: Dr. Michael Sussman (Biotechnology Center - Genetics - Biochemistry, UW Madison); Dr. Joshua Coon (Chemistry, UW Madison). The successful candidate will take advantage of the collaborative environment between the three research groups. The candidate must have a Ph.D. with some background in electrophysiology and calcium imaging as well as basic molecular biology, biochemistry and cell biology. Previous experience in a plant system would be appreciated but is not essential. The candidate should have strong oral and written communication skills in English. If interested, please send (or e-mail) your cover letter, CV, as well as names and e-mail address of three references to: Dr: Jean-Michel An? 348 Moore Hall Department of Agronomy 1575 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 USA e-mail: jane@wisc.edu From medicago from net.bio.net Wed Jun 20 22:25:44 2007 From: medicago from net.bio.net (medicago@net.bio.net) Date: Wed Jun 20 22:25:51 2007 Subject: [Medicago] Medicago truncatula handbook Message-ID: <4679EFB8.9010500@anu.edu.au> Dear Colleagues, The /Medicago truncatula /community have created a new handbook to serve as a fundamental resource for researchers using this model legume. This handbook is freely accessible on the internet at _http://www.noble.org/MedicagoHandbook/_ and is an ongoing project with regular updates and additions that will rely on users to keep this resource up to date. Each chapter is dated to identify its version. The handbook contains chapters on the biology of /M. truncatula/ in addition to a range of detailed protocols for the use of /M. truncatula/ in research. The includes available resources, handling /M. truncatula/ as a whole plant, transformation methods, as well as a range of genetic and genomic tools. Any additional chapters or suggestions are very welcome and can be sent to Ulrike Mathesius (ulrike.mathesius@anu.edu.au ), Etienne-Pascal Journet (E_tienne-Pascal.Journet@toulouse.inra.fr_) or Lloyd Sumner (lwsumner@noble.org ). We hope that this book will be a valuable resource for the Medicago community and beyond. This handbook now has the following ISBN number: 0-9754303-1-9. Many thanks to all the contributors who have made this book possible and in particular to Lloyd Sumner for his ongoing effort in setting up the website! Ulrike Mathesius (for the Medicago steering committee). -- Dr Ulrike Mathesius School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 2840 Fax: +61 (0)2 6125 0313 Email: Ulrike Mathesius