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Post date: Dec 5, 2015 11:15:01 PM
From: <evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 3:57 AM
Subject: Graduate position:Georgia.Tech.microbe.dynamics
Multi-scale microbial dynamics in health and disease.
*Grad student positions *are available in the Brown lab as part of a recent
move to the Georgia Institute of Technology. I am interested in candidates
with backgrounds in computational and/or experimental approaches relevant
to the study of microbial dynamics across molecular, ecological and
evolutionary scales. Specifically, I am looking for candidates with
interests overlapping with the following *research themes �€"*
Bacterial sociality, cooperation, decision-making (regulatory control),
quorum-sensing, biofilms, microbiomes, HGT, pathogen emergence, virulence,
resistance, novel therapeutics… (and ecology/evolution of all the above).
*Computational - *I am interested in candidates with backgrounds in
statistical modeling or bio-informatics in an ecological/evolutionary
context. Simulation and analytical approaches are also of interest, if
coupled with enthusiasm for biological applications in microbiology /
ecology / evolution.
*Experimental *- I am interested in candidates with backgrounds in either
molecular microbiology or ecology/evolution, ideally coupled to one or more
of the research themes above (note our primary lab organism is Pseudomonas
* aeruginosa*)
To learn more, take a look at our website (
biology.gatech.edu/people/sam-brown) and recent relevant publications:
Estrela S, Whiteley M, Brown SP. 2015. The demographic determinants of
human microbiome health. Trends Microbiology 23, 134-141.
McNally L, Viana M, Brown SP 2014. Cooperative secretions facilitate host
range expansion in bacteria. Nature Communications. 5, 4594.
Cornforth D, Popat R, McNally L, Gurney J, Scott-Phillips T, Ivens A,
Diggle SP, Brown SP 2014 Combinatorial quorum sensing allows bacteria to
resolve their social and physical environment. PNAS 111, 4280-4284.
Allen R, Popat R, Diggle SP, Brown SP 2014 Targeting virulence: can we make
evolution-proof drugs? Nature Reviews Microbiology 12, 300-308.
*To apply*, please email a CV, brief description of research interests and
how they relate to Brown lab themes (1 page) and the names and contact info
for at least 3 references to Sam Brown (sam.brown@biology.gatech.edu), by
November 13. Start dates are flexible with the possibility of funded
internships over the summer before start of classes.
The School of Biology at Georgia Tech is a dynamic research environment
with a strong core of researchers interested in microbiology, social
interactions and genomics. The Institute offers exceptional resources for
bioinformatics and high-performance computing, and exciting opportunities
for cross-departmental collaboration with computational scientists and
bio-engineers. Georgia Tech was recently voted one of the best places to
work, and Atlanta is consistently ranked among the top ten places to live
for young professionals.
*Georgia Tech is a unit of the University System of Georgia and an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and requires compliance with
Immigration Control Reform Act of 1986.*
Sam Brown
School of Biology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0230, USA
Office: 2244 ES&T Building, 310 Ferst Drive
Office tel: +1 404 385 4506
http://www.biology.gatech.edu/people/sam-brown
NEW! PhD Program in Quantitative Biosciences, http://qbios.gatech.edu
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