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Tailoring glycosylphosphatidylinositol substrates and substrate mimetics to study the GPI biosynthetic pathway and modulate host-pathogen interactions

Tailoring glycosylphosphatidylinositol substrates and substrate mimetics to study the GPI biosynthetic pathway and modulate host-pathogen interactions

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Technical assistant: One post (Fixed salary Rs. 25,000 p.m.)
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School of Life Sciences, 
Jawaharlal Nehru University, 
New Delhi - 110067

Applications, DULY SIGNED and ON PLAIN PAPER ONLY, were invited for the following post in a DST-sponsored project "Tailoring glycosylphosphatidylinositol substrates and substrate mimetics to study the GPI biosynthetic pathway and modulate host-pathogen interactions".

Technical assistant: One post (Fixed salary Rs. 25,000 p.m.)

Minimum qualifications: Candidate should be M.Sc. in any branch of Life Sciences with a good academic record. Candidates should have hands-on experience in cloning, protein expression, co-immunoprecipitation and western blotting.

Desirable qualifications: Candidates with experimental research experience in yeast/ fungal biology as well as experience in molecular biological tools for fungal research will be preferred.

The advertised posts are temporary and subject to availability of funds from DST.

Applications on plain paper, duly signed by the candidate, giving full details of qualifications/ experience should reach the undersigned on or before 15th November 2016.

Note: No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates who are short-listed for interview.

Prof. Sneha Sudha Komath, 
School of Life Sciences, 
Jawaharlal Nehru University, 
New Delhi - 110067

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