The group of Dr Oleksiy Kovtun at MPI NAT searches for students interested in proteins/membranes, wet lab and/or computational methods and are willing to join the group for a lab rotation.
The group of Dr Oleksiy Kovtun at MPI NAT use cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-
EM) to visualise the structure and organisation of molecular machines, see PubMed papers
PMID 32743075, 30224749, 33762348. We currently offer laboratory rotations. We
have a range of projects unravelling molecular machines of intracellular trafficking that will
suit candidates interested in proteins/membranes, wet lab and/or computational methods.
Techniques at a glance:
Wet lab:
- molecular cloning
- protein purification
- on membrane reconstitution and binding assays
- sample preparation for cryo-EM
Computation methods:
- cryo-EM data analysis in Linux environment
- scripting in bash, python and Matlab
- protein structure and interaction prediction with AI tools (AlphaFold2)
For inquiries contact Dr Oleksiy Kovtun by email oleksiy.kovtun@mpinat.mpg.de, or by phone +49-551-3899-410