The skills required include: analytical and innovative thinking, autonomy, critical skills, lateral skills, ability to achieve goals, problem solving, communicative spirit, teamwork.
The research team is composed by the PI, Alberta Pinnola and 2 master thesis students for the molecular cloning and heterologous expression of the LHCSR protein in sp. Nicotiana. The team collaborate with the group of Prof. Federico Forneris for the purification procedures and biochemical characterization of the different LHCSR variants. The Isolated LHCSR variants will be spectroscopically analyzed in collaboration with Giulio Cerullo (University of Milan, Italy) and Prof. Gabriela-Schlau-Cohen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA). The candidate will join and work with these different teams having different but combined expertise.