Doctoral candidates

The MSCA doctoral network TargetRNA will train a cohort of 16 doctoral candidates (DCs) in an intersectoral, international and interdisciplinary setting with the aim to advance the field of RNA-ligand design. Deadline for the positions, 15. september!

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"The MSCA Doctoral Networks aim to train creative, entrepreneurial, innovative and resilient doctoral candidates, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit. The MSCA Doctoral Networks raise the attractiveness and excellence of doctoral training in Europe"

Overview of the doctoral projects - click to read more!

Host	Project title
AZ	DC 1: AI-guided design of preQ1-II and SAM-III riboswitch ligands (WP2)
DTU	DC 2: Fragment-based ligand discovery for the preQ1-II and SAM-III riboswitches (WP2)
DTU	DC 3: Discovery of recruiters of bacterial endoribonucleases (WP2, 3)
DTU	DC 4: Hit discovery and structural studies of riboswitch-ligand complexes using NMR and X-ray crystallography (WP1 and 2)
GUF	DC 5: Targeting RNA to reshape the gut microbiome (WP3)
GUF	DC 6: Characterization of riboswitch-ligand interactions using NMR spectroscopy and other biophysical methods (WP1, 2 and 3)
IIT	DC 7: Design and synthesis of compounds targeting the group II intron of Enterobacteriales and Candida (WP2)
MUAS	DC 8: Mode of action studies (WP3)
RU	DC 9: Methods to study ligand-RNA target engagement in cellulo (WP3)
UB	DC 10: Lead finding and structural characterization of the 5’-UTR of ompA of A. baumannii using fragment screening and application of paramagnetic NMR restraints (WP1 and 2)
UniCA	DC 11: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of RNA ligands targeting the SAM-I/IV riboswitch (WP2, 3)
UiB	DC 12: Characterization of RNA-ligand interactions using X-ray crystallography and other biophysical methods (WP1, 2 and 3)
UiB	DC 13: Virtual screening and design of riboswitch ligands (WP2)
UiB	DC 14: Design and synthesis of ligands for the FMN riboswitch and the 5’-UTR of ompA (WP2)
UiB	DC 15: Establishing a toolbox of warheads for covalent targeting of RNA (WP2)
UU	DC 16: Structural characterization of group II introns from Enterobacterales and Candida species and the 5’UTR of ompA bound to inhibitors using cryo-EM (WP1, 3)

Please follow the instructions "How to apply".

To apply for the Doctoral Candidate (DC) positions please read guide for applicants in TargetRNA.

Guide for applicants TargetRNA Doctoral Candidates | TargetRNA | UiB

16.08.2024