molpigs, The Molecular Programming Interest Group, is an international group of researchers interested in topics such as molecular programming, DNA computing, and other aspects of biomolecular nanotechnology. We host regular podcasts, keep you up to date on goings-on in our newsletter, and run a slack for discussion and fostering collaboration.
Hello and welcome back to the molpigs newsletter! Feel free to hang out on the molpigs slack! We are also on twitter!
All the past podcasts and tutorials can be found here. Enjoy!
- Reading Group “Folding the path of DNA Origami”
- OxDNA interview
- Job Advertisement!
- Recruiting: molpigs team member!
1. Reading Group “Folding the path of DNA Origami”
We are organizing a third reading group on the topic of DNA origami. We will be reading a few classic papers and discussing the details of DNA origami and structural DNA nanotechnology. If you are interested, please fill in the form!
2. OxDNA interview
As a part of the National Science Foundation’s Pathway to Open Source Ecosystem (POSE) grant, core developers of the oxDNA ecosystem from Petr Sulc’s group are reaching out to the various DNA and RNA nanotechnology customer segments (PIs, students, post-docs) , the nucleic acid biotech industry, and open-source developers to perform quick 15-20 minute interviews. They hope to gain insight from the community so they can best decide how to further develop the oxDNA ecosystem to maximize it’s benefit to it’s users. If you could spare the 15 minutes to help guide the future development of the oxDNA ecosystem reach out to Matthew Sample for further information.
3. Job Advertisement!
- Prof Damien Woods is looking for (Senior) Postdoc, (Senior) Lab Technician: Wanna build some molecular computers? We are advertising several 2-year positions: Postdoc, Senior Postdoc, Technical Officer and Senior Technical Officer. See the job ad for details. The application deadline is not yet finalised, but could be in Oct/Nov 2024, keep an eye for updates to the job ad.
- Prof Stacy Copp is hiring two postdocs working on DNA-Enabled Nanocluster Architectures with Atomic Precision or DNA-Based Nanocluster Fluorophores for Deep Tissue Bioimaging.
- Prof Kerstin Goepfrich has two open positions:
- DNA/RNA Origami Facility Lead (W/M/D, E13/E14, fixed-term with option to become permanent) We are looking to establish a DNA/RNA origami core facility at Heidelberg University to make the origami technique accessible to a diverse community in particular at the medical faculty. The scope of the facility will be to scale up origami production with biotechnological methods, to provide origami designs, carry out characterization and chemical modification and to consult on origami-related projects. You will be embedded into the environment of our research group with access to state of the art equipment and there is freedom to shape the role depending on your future aspirations. An ideal candidate has experience with DNA/RNA origami, is self-motivated and keen to take origami to the next level!
- PhD position in the SIGSYNCELL International Marie Curie Training Network (M/W/D) Interested in RNA origami, synthetic cells and directed evolution? We have an open PhD position on the expression of RNA origami in lipid vesicles for cell-cell-signalling. You will be based at Heidelberg University and become part of an international network of doctoral researchers with regular meetings and exchange opportunities. For more information, visit here. We would prefer that you come initially for a paid internship to get to know the project and the working environment. Prerequisite: You have not lived/worked in Germany for more than 6 months in the past year.
4. Recruiting: molpigs team member!
The molpigs team is looking for new members helping to organize the molpigs events and co-shape the future of molpigs. In you are interested, please get in touch!
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