Research Fellow Full-time

Research Associate at AgroSpheres, Inc. in Charlottesville, VA.

Duties incl Agricultural staff research associate will apply computational modeling and data science to protein engineering. The position will utilize software including Pymol and bioinformatics packages including AlphaFold, ProteinMPNN and other de novo protein engineering tools to study and analyze protein structures, including analysis and quality control techniques such as Flow Cytometry and SDS PAGE. The position will use artificial intelligence and data science to track variations in Cry proteins. The position will identify homologous sequences from BPPRC Database, generate AlphaFold models of full-length proteins in non-crystallized form, generate models of proteolytically activated proteins guided by sequence editing, overlay variant structures with PDB structures, model and visualize interfaces, mutation sites, oligomers, and receptor bound structures that are otherwise unavailable.

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering or related field. Full-time position. $60,174 - $69,300. Benefits: Standard benefits package offered per company policy.

Send rsums to: Payam Pourtaheri at 1180 Seminole Trail, Suite 100, Charlottesville, VA 22901 or email View email address on click.appcast.io.

Salary/Compensation: $60,174 - $69,300 per year

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