Postdoctoral position: Engineering the plant mitochondrial genome

　　·         Caltech

　　·         Location: Pasadena, CA

　　·         Job Number: 7054571

　　·         Posting Date: Nov 29, 2018

　　·         Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

　　Job Description

　　Our goal is to make the plant mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) into a platform for synthetic biology and crop enhancement by developing mtDNA transgenesis, a technology that has the potential to transform biotechnology and agriculture in a number of ways. Mitochondrial genome engineering has thus far has only been possible in single-celled organisms such as yeast and algae. Novel approaches to carrying out selections for cells that carry recombinant genomes, and within cells for those recombinant genomes, provide new opportunities for achieving targeted mtDNA transgenesis. Work on this project occurs in collaboration with the lab of Elliot Meyerowitz, also at Caltech (http://plantlab.caltech.edu).

　　Contact:

　　Bruce A. Hay

　　Professor

　　Division of Biology and Biological Engineering

　　California Institute of Technology

　　MC156-29

　　1200 East California Boulevard

　　Pasadena, CA 91125

　　haybruce@caltech.edu

　　http://www.haylab.caltech.edu

　　A CV, a summary of research background, and letters of reference should be sent to haybruce@caltech.edu in PDF format.

　　The California Institute of Technology

　　Caltech is consistently ranked among the top research universities in the world and hosts a diverse and collaborative research community. Caltech is located in Pasadena, California, a vibrant city 10 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles and minutes from hiking trails in the San Gabriel mountains or the Pacific ocean.