Opportunities:
IB - Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA -INTA
Doctoral Fellowship
Principal Investigator: Fernando Carrari
Development of rapid strategies for testing
of candidate crop
QTLs
The goal of this project is to achieve a better understanding of the
bases of tomato fruit
metabolism and shift from the traditional “trial and error” approach
in breeding programs to
a more comprehensive view through focusing on the identification, mapping,
isolation and
analysis of genes involved in quality traits present beyond traditionally
used cultivars and
therefore approach the exploration of the genetic diversity in the Solanum
genus.
Description
The aim of this project is to functionally characterize key regulatory
points in the network of
metabolic processes that govern tomato fruit biology. From the analysis
of defined regions
of the tomato genome, previously identified by our groups as quantitative
metabolic loci
(QML) (Schauer et al, 2006), a detailed investigation of the genes co-locating
with these
regions and their functions will be carried out. Nature Biotechnology
2006. 24(4): 447-454.
FCA -UNR has the following positions:
Under graduate
In our Plant in vitro Culture and Molecular Biology laboratory undergraduate thesis for the final step in Biotechnology degree are developed. Undergraduate students from the Faculty of Biochemistry UNR have the opportunity to reach their degree working in Plant Genetics and Breeding. Also we attend graduates for other national and private universities which want to acquire training in no-conventional methods of Plant Breeding and basic Genetics.
Contact: Dra Liliana Amelia Picardi
Postgraduate
PhD and Posdoctoral Project (Scholarship from CONICET and ANPCyT) could be developed in our laboratories.
Contact: Dra Liliana Amelia Picardi
IBR-Conicet has the following open positions:
Undergraduate position for the Biotechnology Thesis (Tesina).
PhD position. Applicants should have an average qualification score higher than 7/10.
Postdoctoral scholarship from ANPCYT Applicants should have a background in biochemistry and molecular biology.
Contact: evalle@fbioyf.unr.edu.ar
IB - Instituto de Biotecnología, CICVyA -INTA
Student project work: Undergraduate students are welcome to apply for thesis and/or undergraduate student project work. The research groups in our institute carry out research in various areas, including plant biochemistry, applied chemistry, molecular biology, and bioinformatics. To learn about potential projects in any of these areas, contact Dr. Fernando Carrari.
GRU - Genomics Research Unit - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
The GRU is happy to receive the application of Peruvian scientists that would like to apply to the repatriation scheme the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Young scientists with at least one postdoc experience are welcome.