PhD position - Evolution of transcriptional networks shaping the legume root symbiosis with nit[...]

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Institute: LMU Munich, Faculty of Biology, Genetics

Subject areas/Research fields: Protein Biochemistry/ Structural Biology/ Molecular Biology/ Molecular Plant Sciences, Microbiology, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Evo-Devo, Genetics

Keywords: Development, Evolution, Symbiosis, Plant-Microbe interaction, transcriptional regulation, transcriptional networks

Name of supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Parniske and Dr. Chloé Cathebras

Funding: LSM-CSC/DAAD-GSSP (LSM), Application for funding by the DFG is in progress

Evolution of transcriptional networks shaping the legume root symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia

Crop production worldwide is sustained through nitrogen fertilizer produced via the energy-demanding Haber-Bosch process. Legumes evolved to become independent of nitrogen from the soil by engaging in symbiosis with bacteria, collectively called rhizobia, that convert atmospheric nitrogen to plant-usable ammonium. The project builds on the underlying idea that the nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis of legumes experienced modifications and improvements by dynamically evolving transcriptional networks. By focusing on transcription factors and cis -regulatory elements on cognate promoters, the early career scientist will investigate and compare the connections between different signaling pathways involved in the evolution of the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis of legumes.

The project will require a strong knowledge base and ideally practical experience in protein biochemistry, analysis of protein-protein and protein-DNA interaction in vitro and transcriptome analysis in silico .

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Prof. Dr. Martin Parniske,

Apply: Please send your application through the online portal of the Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM)

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PhD position - Evolution of transcriptional networks shaping the legume root symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia

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