The Membrane Trafficking Lab, led by Dr. Aitor Hierro at Instituto Biofisika (University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain), is offering a fully funded, four-year PhD position in structural biology. This position is supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities under grant PID2023-151986NB-I00, funded by MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the FSE+.
Join us in understanding how proteins are recycled within cells, a fundamental process with direct implications for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Using state-of-the-art techniques, including cryo-electron microscopy, cryo-electron tomography, and X-ray crystallography, you will explore groundbreaking protein mechanisms that could shape the future of biomedical research.