Missions

A post-doctoral position is available in Anne Royou's team at the Institut de Biochimie et Génétique Cellulaire (UMR5095) in Bordeaux (France). The Royou lab is interested in understanding how cytokinesis, the partitioning of cellular content into two daughter cells, adapts to different tissue features. The candidate will participate in a project that investigates how the GTPase Rho1, which drives cortical contractility essential for cytokinesis, is spatially and temporally regulated by two distinct pathways and how these pathways tailor cytokinesis to specific tissue constraints (doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-38912-9).

Activities

- To study how the Rho1 GTPase, which provides the cortical contractility essential for cytokinesis, is regulated spatially and temporally by two distinct pathways, and how these pathways enable cytokinesis to adapt to tissue-specific constraints (doi :10.1038/s41467-023-38912-9).

Skills

- Cellular and developmental biology
- Expertise in live imaging techniques
- Expertise in Drosophila genetics
- Expertise in basic molecular biology and biochemistry techniques

- Maitrise des techniques d'imageries du vivant
- Expertise en génétique de la Drosophile
- Expertise en techniques de base de biologie moléculaire et biochimie
- English (level B2 to C1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR).

Savoir être :

- Self motivated
- Self-contained
- Team worker
- Kindness

Work Context

The candidate will work in a dynamic environment with access to two spinning disk microscopes on a daily basis and state-of-the-art microscopes at the nearby Bordeaux Imaging Centre. The institute comprises of 12 research teams dedicated to addressing fundamental cell biology questions in various fields that include cell cycle control and metabolism. The institute is located in the campus of Bordeaux University not far from the city centre.