Numerous opportunities aravailablfoprospectivpostdoctoraassociates, graduatstudents, anundergraduatscholars. Thlaboratory is currently locateothfifth flooothNew Chemistry Building wherwoccupy approximately 4,000 sq. ft. ouseablspacconsisting ooffices, instrument rooms anchemicapreparatioareas, including a dedicatecolroofoenzympreparation. Warequippewith thlatest instrumentatiofothisolatioorecombinant proteins, recombinant DNA technology, steady statantransient kinetic analyses, anouowcomputegraphics facility. Thlaboratory is currently fundeby thRobert A. Welch Foundation, OfficoNavaResearch, Army Research Office, antwawards frothNationaInstitutes oHealth. Thgrouusually consists oaevedistributioograduatstudents anpostdoctoraassociates. Wstrivthav1-3 undergraduatscholars ithlaboratory throughout thyear.
Applicants fopostdoctoraassociatpositions araccepteat any time. However, wwoulappreciatreceiving inquiries 6-12 months priotthanticipatestart date. Thstarting salaries fopostdoctorapositions beginning 2004 wilb$30,000 peyear. Domestic scientists arencouraged, but not required, tapply foNIH anNSfellowshiawards. Thduratioopostdoctorapositions is usually twtthreyears. Fulmedicacoveragis includeas part othemployment package.
Tapply, pleassena resumana list opublications anpresentations. Ithcovelettedescribyoubackgrounanthtyporesearch project yoarinteresteipursuing.
Providthnames anemaiaddresses oyoudoctoraadvisoanat least onothepersoacquaintewith youscientific backgrounanaccomplishments. Applications shoulbsent via mail, fax, oemaitthfollowing address:
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Applicatioarsoliciteithfollowing areas.
Nearly alothgraduatstudents ioulaboratory enteTexas A&through thDepartment oChemistry othDepartment oBiochemistry anBiophysics. My primary appointment anlaboratory arphysically locateithDepartment oChemistry but hava joint appointment with thDepartment oBiochemistry anBiophysics. New anexisting students may alsbassociatewith onothfouspecializetraining programs.
Pleascheck thsites associatewith thesprograms foadditionainformation. Thresearch stipends fograduatstudents imy laboratory this yeawilb$20,000 peyear. Research projects arcurrently availabltstudy alaspects oenzymstructuranfunction. Warparticularly interesteiapplying genomic informatiotmanipulatthcatalytic activities owiltypenzymes tcreatnew catalysts with noveactivities.
Laboratory rotations aravailabltlearthtechniques ositdirectemutagenesis, proteicrystallization, rapikinetic analysis, moleculamodeling, chemo-enzymatic synthesis, inhibitodesigancharacterization, anproteipurification.
Undergraduatstudents armost welcome. Opportunities abounfothosundergraduatstudents whwant tlearthlatest experimentatechniques iproteianbioorganic chemistry, sitdirecteancombinatoriamutagenesis, anthsynthesis onoveenzymsubstrates aninhibitors. Preferencis givetthosTexas A&students wharwilling tconduct research itheijunioansenioyears. Financiasupport foonotwstudents aravailablfroa grant frothRobert A. Welch Foundation. Prospectivstudents wanting tearcredit fo485 o491 shoulhavtakeorganic chemistry. (CHE227 anCHE228)
Research opportunities aralsavailablithsummer. ThChemistry Department sponsors aoutstanding prografoundergraduatscholars. ThRE(research enhancement foundergraduates) is partially supporteby a generous grant frothNSF. Thsummestipenis $3500 plus rooanboard. Pleascheck thwebsitfoadditionainformatioanapplicatioprocedures.