POST-DOCTORAL POSITION Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences

POST-DOCTORAL POSITION

Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences

National Science Center OPUS GRANT

"Mitigation of climate change effect on crop plants’ immunity by engineering the thermostability of plant immune receptors”

Keywords: plant immunity, R receptors, high temperature, global warming effect Type of position: post-doc / assistant

Type of contract: full time employment Remuneration: ~ PLN 7,000 Employment period: 48 months

Principal Investigator: Dr Marta Grech-Baran (mgrech@ibb.waw.pl)

Project description:

Our laboratory focuses on uncovering crucial components of plant defence signalling networks by utilising advanced molecular biology and biochemistry techniques. Our main objective is identifying and characterising the mechanisms that regulate plant immunity. We are specifically interested in discovering new plant R immune receptors, determining their functions, and identifying recognisable effector factors and interaction partners (Grech-Baran et al., 2020; 2022).

This project is based on our previous expertise but will expand our research interests by exploring the mechanisms by which elevated temperature affects the function of crop plant immune receptors. This project aims to effectively design selected plant immune receptors so that they would be able to trigger an immune response at elevated temperatures.

The successful applicant will be responsible for executing laboratory-based research within the project. They will be responsible for mutating, isolating and purifying selected R proteins, conducting in vitro protein thermostability assays, and investigating resistance in vivo using different experimental approaches. The successful candidate should actively contribute to writing scientific papers, including data analysis, and present the project at internal and external meetings.