Postdoctoral Position in Microalgae Research
This position is for a postdoctoral fellow with experience in Chlamydomonas. The project is part of a larger DOE collaboration focused on approaches to improve biomass and lipid production in microalgae. The work will take place at the NASA Ames Research Center in California and is centered on the molecular and biochemical aspects at the … Continued
Two-Year Post-Doc Position in Cell Biology
Post Doc Announcement in Petroutsos Lab
First Batch of CLiP Mutants Now Available!
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your support of the Chlamy Mutant Library project! We are pleased to announce that the first batch of ~1,900 mutants are now available at the Chlamydomonas Resource Center. Strains can be searched and ordered at this website: https://www.chlamylibrary.org/. A manuscript describing this collection has been provisionally accepted and should be … Continued
17th International Conference on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas (Chlamy2016) is now open
From Hideya Fukuzawa: The 17th Chlamydomonas meeting (website) will be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan, on June 26-July 1, 2016. The plenary session will start on Sunday, June 26, in late afternoon. I also announce that satellite meeting on Photosynthesis will be held on July 1-2 at the Kyoto university.
The role of GC content and codon usage in controlling transgene expression
Barahimipour R, Strenkert D, Neupert J, Schroda M, Merchant SS, Bock R. Dissecting the contributions of GC content and codon usage to gene expression in the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant J. 2015 Sep 24. doi:10.1111/tpj.13033. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26402748.
Two papers on the complete transcriptome
Lopez DA, Hamaji T, Kropat J, De Hoff P, Morselli M, Rubbi L, Fitz-Gibbon ST, Gallaher SD, Merchant SS, Umen JG, Pellegrini M. Dynamic changes in thetranscriptome and methylome of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii throughout its lifecycle. Plant Physiol. 2015 Oct 8. pii: pp.00861.2015. [Epub ahead of print]PubMed PMID: 26450704. Zones JM, Blaby IK, Merchant SS, Umen … Continued
Complete genome sequence of numerous laboratory and field isolate strains
Flowers JM, Hazzouri KM, Pham GM, Rosas U, Bahmani T, Khraiwesh B, Nelson DR, Jijakli K, Abdrabu R, Harris EH, Lefebvre PA, Hom EF, Salehi-Ashtiani K,Purugganan MD. (2015) Whole-Genome Resequencing Reveals Extensive Natural Variation in the Model Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell 27:2353-69 Gallaher SD, Fitz-Gibbon ST, Glaesener AG, Pellegrini M, Merchant SS. (2015) … Continued
The use of whole genome sequencing to identify mutant lesions
Lin H, Miller ML, Granas DM, Dutcher SK. Whole genome sequencing identifies a deletion in protein phosphatase 2A that affects its stability and localization inChlamydomonas reinhardtii. PLoS Genet. 2013;9(9):e1003841. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003841. Epub 2013 Sep 26. PubMed PMID: 24086163; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3784568.
Research positions in microalgal cell biology
Temporary Full Time Technician, Scientist and Intern Research positions in microalgal cell biology: Full time (1-2 years) for a research technician, scientist and intern in a research project focusing on protein expression in microalgae algae at North Carolina Central University located at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis (20 minutes from Charlotte). Job Description: Primary … Continued
17th International Meeting on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas
From Hideya Fukuzawa: The next Chlamydomonas meeting will be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0001 Japan, on June 26-July 1, 2016. The plenary session will start on Sunday, June 26, in late afternoon. July 1st is just for departure.