Rotation Students (Ph.D.)
The Das Lab seeks Stanford Ph.D. students in bioinformatics, the biological sciences, computer science, bioengineering, physics, applied physics, or chemistry. Rotation projects in RNA 3D design require basic skills in Python or C++ and the willingness to learn massively parallel experimental methods in RNA synthesis and structural characterization. Contact rhiju [at] stanford.edu directly if interested.
Research Assistant/Associate
The Stanford University Biochemistry Department seeks research assistants
for two projects:
(1) Synthesis and biochemical characterization of RNA molecules. This
project involves the preparation, quality control, and shipping of RNA
samples for NMR, chemical probing, solution x-ray scattering, and atomic
absorption spectroscopy by collaborating groups around Stanford and the
U.S. Position requires demonstrated expertise in nucleic acid molecular
biology and preparation, strong attention to detail, organizational
skills (for hundreds of samples), comfort with quantitation, and
effective scientific communication to long-distance collaborators.
(2) High-throughput X-ray crystallography of RNAs. This project's focus
will involve characterizing RNA molecules that rigorously test
predictive algorithms for structure modeling and high resolution
design. Position requires strong experience and demonstrated expertise
in experimental and computational aspects of macromolecule
crystallography.
A single experienced research assistant able to carry out both projects,
instead of two separate assistants, will also be considered. Contact
rhiju [at] stanford.edu if interested, along with description and documentation of relevant skills, C.V. and potential
references.