PhD Project: Myomedusa: how did muscle evolve?
Location: CNRS, IBDM UMR7288 at Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
Project Overview:
We will soon advertise our project Myomedusa, to start a PhD in the next fall (2026). In this project, we want to know what is the evolutionary history of our striated muscle? To address this question, we will make use of genome, scRNA-seq and structural data from Cnidarians and develop novel algorithms to analyze the evolutionary history of muscle components.
What You'll Do:
Candidate Profile:
Why Join Us?
Work in a vibrant, collaborative environment at the forefront of microbial evolution and metabolism research. This is an opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge science with potential implications for biotechnology and medicine.
Supervisors:
Dr. Bianca Habermann (IBDM, CNRS, Aix-Marseille University)
Dr. Frank Schnorrer (IBDM, CNRS, Aix-Marseille University)
Dr. Lucas Leclere (Cnidevo Lab, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer, Biologie Intégrative des organismes marins)
Application Process: soon to come!
Join us in unraveling the mysteries of muscle evolution!
We participate in the CENTURI program of the Aix-Marseille University. Look out for on-going CENTURI projects submitted by our group!
We are also constantly looking for highly motivated postdocs, PhDs and master students. If you are interested in working with us, please contact bianca.habermann[at]univ-amu.fr.