Dear all,

I am an assistant in Joanne Chory's lab and I'm doing some pollen analysis
on my triple mutant. The wt and mutant pollen tested positive for viability
with the Alexander stain, so I need a negative control just in case my test
is producing false positives. Do you have a suggestion as to what mutant I
can use that has not viable pollen? If so, how may I procure it?

Thank you.

-Cristina

Ref: R3640: A postdoctoral Research Associate Position is available
immediately for 36 months

THE EPIGENETIC CONTROL OF PLANT MALE GAMETOPHYTE AND GERMLINE DEVELOPMENT

Salary Grade 7 - £29,138 to £33,780 per annum

Applications are invited for a 3-year BBSRC-funded postdoctoral position to
investigate the role and diversity of small RNA (sRNA) pathways that operate
in the epigenetic control of gene expression during male gametophyte and
male germline development. The project forms part of a collaboration with
the University of Oxford (Prof. Hugh Dickinson) and offers the opportunity
to join a leading research group working on the mechanisms regulating cell
division and cell fate determination during male reproductive development in
Arabidopsis.

Applicants should have a PhD in molecular genetics, biochemistry or a
related discipline. Experience in molecular techniques, bioinformatics and
cell imaging would be of particular value.

A manager / scientist position is open to lead and coordinate the NSF2010-funded project dedicated to the development of novel methodologies for the purification and characterization of affinity tagged protein as well as RNA-protein complexes.

Research responsibilities include planning, conducting as well as supervising experiments involving extensive protein complex purification and characterization, interfacing with MS facility personnel, vector construction, transgenic plant production and tracking, disseminating the materials, maintaining the web database as well as preparing reports and manuscripts for publication. Training / instructional responsibilities will include the administration of a new laboratory course that is closely interfaced with the research component of the project. The publication record of high quality that illustrates the proficiency in the above technologies as well as excellent leadership / interpersonal skills are essential. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The focus of the lab is on posttranscriptional events in gene expression. Lab publications include Cell 131:1340-1353 (2007), RNA 14:66-77 (2008), EMBO J 25:4253-4256 (2006), Trends Plant Sci 10:347-353 (2005), RNA 10:1200-1214 (2004), RNA 9:1476-1490 (2003), Genetics 163: 311-319 (2003), Curr Biol 11:1207-1214 (2001).

Kansas City is a major (yet remarkably affordable) cosmopolitan center of 2.5M-plus people, features dynamic cultural environment (e.g. www.nelson-atkins.org), vibrant music scene (best known for, but not limited to, jazz and blues), and fabulous restautrants. It is known as “Paris of the plains” (www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/08/kansas.city/index.html).

To apply, direct a brief cover letter, CV and 3 references to belostotskyd [AT] umkc.edu

Dmitry Belostotsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
School of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri-Kansas City
5007 Rockhill Road
Kansas City MO 64110-2499

AA/EOE

Dmitry A. Belostotsky, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
University of Missouri
Kansas City, MO 64110

The North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee is pleased to announce the
results of the 2008 election for new NAASC members:

Jane Glazebrook (University of Minnesota) USA

Mark Estelle (currently at Indiana University) USA

We wish to thank all of you who nominated colleagues and all of you who
voted. Jane and Mark will begin their four-year terms of service following
the July Arabidopsis meeting, replacing retiring members Xing Wang Deng and
Judith Bender.

The make up of the NAASC for 2008/2009 (in order of seniority from most to
least senior) is:

Xuemei Chen (xuemei.chen@ucr.edu)

Joe Kieber (jkieber@unc.edu)

Julian Schroeder (julian@biomail.ucsd.edu)

Caren Chang (carenc@umd.edu)

George Haughn (haughn@interchange.ubc.ca)

Scott Poethig (spoethig@sas.upenn.edu)

Jane Glazebrook (jglazebr@umn.edu)

Mark Estelle (maestell@indiana.edu)

Joanna Friesner

We are looking for a service to map EMS lines that have been generated in the lab

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I had given -80 degree treatment to the arabidopsis seeds to kill the
thrips. After sterilization and plating there is no germination?

A postdoctoral position is available for three years to work on the
phytochrome-interacting basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription
factor (PIF1) that is involved in controlling photomorphogenesis in
Arabidopsis. The research involves understanding the mechanism of
regulation of PIF1 by light using biochemical, genetic and genomic
approaches. Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. in molecular
genetics or biochemistry. Prior experience in Arabidopsis is
advantageous but not essential. Salary and benefits will be
competitive and commensurate with experience. Interested applicants
should send a CV, brief summary of research experience, and names and
email addresses of at least three referees preferably by email to
huq@mail.utexas.edu.

Contact by mail:

Next week, May 30, is the last day to submit abstracts for poster
presentation and for inclusion in the conference book of the 19th
International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (July 23-27, 2008 in
Montreal, Canada)

Conference URL: http://www.plantconferences.org/Arabidopsis2008/

Joanna Friesner

ICAR 2008 Organizer

The Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference is returning to
Europe this August and will be hosted by University College Cork in
Cork, Ireland. The annual ABIC conference brings many of the world's
largest agriculture, fisheries and food biotechnology companies to the
host country (many Fortune 500 companies) and this year is no exception.

At ABIC 2008 in Cork, there will be many hot topics under discussion and
debate including innovations in areas such as biofuels and bioenergy,
animal and plant breeding, fisheries biotech, molecular pharming, dairy
and food, including dedicated sessions on policy, regulatory affairs and
business strategies. Registration for the conference has now opened and
full details of ABIC 2008 are available on the conference website.
http://www.abic.ca/abic2008/html/program.html

U.C. Berkeley is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to
study the grass cell wall using the model grass Brachypodium distachyon.
This position is part of a collaborative project between U.C. Berkeley,
the USDA Western Regional Research Center and the Joint Bioenergy
Institute (one of the newly formed DOE bioenergy research centers). It
is anticipated that the incumbent's time will be split between the
Western Regional Research Center and the Joint Bioenergy Institute. The
2 year project involves identifying mutants altered in cell wall
digestibility using a novel fermentation screen and then characterizing
the mutants to determine how the cell wall has been altered. The
ultimate goal is to gain an understanding of the genes responsible for
the biosynthesis of the grass cell wall and how those genes affect the
conversion of biomass into ethanol. This knowledge will be used to
design rational strategies for the improvement of emerging energy crops
like switchgrass and Miscanthus. A Ph.D. in molecular biology or a
related biological science is required. Prior experience with plant
cell walls is highly desirable. Salary will be competitive and
commensurate with experience. For more information please contact Dr.
John Vogel at 510-559-6117 or john.vogel@ars.usda.gov To apply please
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