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Subject: POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE
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Date: 24 Jan 89 00:09:00 GMT
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Postdoctoral position

A postdoctoral position is available in an X-ray crystallography laboratory to
work on the determination of the three-dimensional structure of glutamine PRPP
amidotransferase.  The project has components of both crystallography and
molecular biology.  Crystals of diffraction quality have recently been obtained
and the structure analysis is underway.  Design and production of site-directed
mutants and improvements to an existing expression system are needed for future
structural studies.  Candidates with crystallographic experience and an
interest in molecular biology are preferred, although those with a solid
background in biochemistry and a strong interest in molecular structure will be
considered.  The crystallography laboratory is well equipped with an area-
detector diffractometer, rotating anode X-ray generators, X-ray cameras,
molecular graphics workstations, film scanning facility and an excellent local
computing and supercomputing environment.  The molecular biology laboratory is
fully equipped and includes access to facilities for oligonucleotide synthesis
and protein sequencing.  Candidates should send a curriculum vitae and names
and addresses of at least two references. 

Contact: Dr. Janet L. Smith, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA, (317)494-9246, SMITHJ@EWALD.BIO.PURDUE.EDU
(internet), SMITHJ@PURCCVM (bitnet), or Dr. Howard Zalkin, Dept. of
Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA, (317)494-1618.