Category: Personnel

Justin Flatt joined the lab at the beginning of May as a recruited postdoctoral fellow to continue working on the structural aspects of the Airopico project for one year. He has worked previously with Phoebe Stewart and Urs Greber, primarily on adenoviruses.

Recently we have had Pasi Laurinmäki return from ArcDia International Oy as a secondee in the EU-funded AiroPICO programme. On his return he gave a talk of his experiences in the commercial science world, which was a really interesting perspective.

Urmas Liivas is returning to Protobios OÜ in Estonia after a two-month AiroPICO secondment in our lab. Before he left, he gave a talk about his work and his experience of living and working in Finland. It has been great to have Urmas here, and we will miss him!

Postdoctoral position in picornaviral structure

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This position is now filled.

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We have an EU-funded position for a postdoctoral researcher to work on picornavirus structure and life cycle using cryoEM and 3D reconstruction. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated researcher with a desire to further their expertise in structural virology. 

The position is due to start on 01 April 2017. Applicants should have 4-10 years research experience since qualifying from their MSc degrees. Applicants cannot have worked in Finland for more than 12 months in the three years up to recruitment, and must be eligible for residence and work in the EU. Remuneration will be in the form of a monthly salary of €4477.50, with an additional monthly mobility allowance of between €642.92 and €918.46 depending on family circumstances. The appointment will be made for one year.

Helsinki is the capital of Finland, one of the Nordic countries, famed for its healthy living and excellent (free) education. The Institute of Biotechnology is an independent research institute of the best university in Finland, the University of Helsinki. 

For informal information about the work of the laboratory, contact Dr James Geraets: james.geraets@helsinki.fi

In order to make an application, please send a CV and covering letter to Dr Ram Venkatachalam: r.venkatachalam@amc.uva.nl

http://www.airopico.eu/

 

The  annual “pikkujoulu” of the Institute of Biotechnology in early December had two important guest stars, Maija Lepistö as Mamma Santa and James Geraets as Santa Claus, with the big responsibility of spreading joy to the world. This traditional Finnish role was bravely adapted by James, showing how well a Marie Skłodowska-Curie  fellow can integrate into a new culture!