Postgraduate Vacancy

๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐), ๐๐๐
The protein structure and function study group in the Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), UKM, is seeking a talented candidate passionate about doing life sciences research ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ/๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐: ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง-๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐) ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:
Computational predictions of potential drug-binding sites need to be experimentally verified to identify a potential drug target of a protein. Hence, it is necessary to understand the atomic level interactions that allow the protein-ligand binding to take place to assess the fitness of a particular approved drug compound to be repositioned to a new target protein site.
This project aims to study the molecular interactions of repositioned drugs targeting MRSA and human proteins using X-ray crystallography and biophysical methods to examine and validate the computationally predicted molecular interactions.
๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ:
โข Masterโs degree in Structure biology / Molecular biology / Biochemistry / Biotechnology / Microbiology / Biomedical sciences or any related field
โข Experience in scientific writing will be an added advantage
๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ง๐: 3 years
๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ:
Applicant can send their CV before ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ to:
Assoc. Prof. Dr Ng Chyan Leong (PhD)
Senior Research Fellow
Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Email: clng@ukm.edu.my
Tel: 03-8921 4561