Open positions

FOR5815 has several openings for PhD student and postdocs.

PhD student positions

Bohnert lab (2 positions)


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P6: Systematic analysis of tethered lipid droplet subpopulations

PhD1: The candidate will characterize the role of human and yeast partner proteins of the lipodystrophy factor seipin in lipid droplet subpopulation formation and function.
PhD2: The candidate will use microscopy-based screening approaches and biochemistry to characterize lipid droplet subpopulations engaged in organelle contact sites.

Applications by email to Maria Bohnert

Füllekrug lab (2 positions)


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P1: Function of perilipin 3 in lipid droplet heterogeneity and metabolism

PhD1 will investigate perilipin 3-protein/lipid interactions, and how this correlates to subcellular lipid droplet heterogeneity.
PhD2 will focus on perilipin 3 mediated transcriptional regulation, and how this is connected to lipidomic flux and posttranslational modifications of perilipin 3.

Applications by email to Joachim Füllekrug

Krahmer lab


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P5: Proteomic and lipidomic profiling of retinol ester lipid droplets in hepatic stellate cells

The project will combine organelle proteomic tools and functional screening to map cellular processes underlying hepatic stellate cell activation in metabolic liver disease and identify key regulators for further molecular characterization.

Applications by email to Natalie Krahmer

Schulze/Snaebjörnsson lab (2 positions)


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P2: Lipid droplet heterogeneity in cancer proliferation and stress resistance

This project aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms underlying the essential functions of lipid droplet heterogeneity, fatty acid channeling and lipid droplet dynamics in liver cancer. We are offering two PhD positions and can provide training in several analytical techniques, including metabolomics, metabolic flux analysis and genetic modification, as well as detection of lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress.
PhD1 will determine the impact of different oncogenic drivers and tumor-like environmental constraints on lipid droplet heterogeneity.
PhD2 will analyze lipid droplet dynamics and explore the contribution of fatty acid channeling to tumorigenesis and stress resistance in liver cancer.

Applications by email to Almut Schulze or Marteinn Snaebjornsson

Vieyres lab


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P4: Interplay between hepatitis C virus and the hepatic lipid droplet mosaic

The project aims at unravelling the diversity of lipid droplets within hepatocytes and how hepatitis C virus, a liver-tropic pathogen, hijacks and modulates this lipid droplet mosaic.
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Postdoc positions

Herker lab


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P7: Deciphering the function of lipid droplet subsets in flavivirus infection
This project focuses on elucidating the functions of different lipid droplet subsets in the replication cycle of flaviviruses, employing a variety of methods, including confocal and live-cell microscopy, analysis of organelle and viral protein interactions, and proteomic and lipidomic analyses of cellular compartments.
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P3/Z: Isolation and characterization of lipid droplet subsets
This position is divided equally between a scientific project (50%) and scientific management (50%). The scientific project focuses on method development, purification, and detailed analysis of lipid droplet subtypes from various cell types, in close collaboration with all other groups in the consortium.
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