Fwd: Graduate position: Brown University

[Hao Wu]

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From: <evo...@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca>
Date: Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 12:58 AM
Subject: Graduate position: Brown University
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SEEKING PH.D. STUDENTS INTERESTED IN THE POPULATION GENETICS OF
ADAPTATION.  Graduate research opportunities are available at Brown
University under the supervision of Professor Daniel Weinreich to
commence September 2012.

The Weinreich lab is broadly interested in how genetic novelty fuels
evolution by natural selection.  Using tools from computer science and
mathematics we model the evolutionary consequences of epistasis
(functional interactions) within the genome.  This motivates
complementary experimental work using techniques of molecular biology,
microbiology and protein biology to measure patterns and causes of
epistasis within genes and genomes of bacteria and bacteriophage.
This experimental work in turn drives novel theory.  Please see
http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Daniel_Weinreich for further
details on current work in the lab.

The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, mature, creative
and highly motivated.  Comfort with quantitative reasoning is perhaps
more important than any particular training or coursework.

Professor Weinreich accepts students through the Department of Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology
(http://www.brown.edu/Departments/EEB/graduate/index.htm; deadline:
Dec 9), the Center for Computational and Molecular Biology
(http://www.brown.edu/Research/CCMB/PhD.htm; deadline: Jan 3) and the
Brown/MBL program (http://www.mbl.edu/brown/).  He is also a trainer
in the Brown graduate program in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and
Biochemistry (http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Molecular_Biology/Grad_Program/;
deadline: Jan 6).

Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island, one of the
oldest cities in the United States and now an exciting and eclectic
mix of communities with beautiful architecture, a diverse nightlife
and ready access to Newport, Boston and New York City as well as to
Block Island, Cape Cod and the mountains of northern New England.

Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Weinreich directly
by email weinreich [at] brown.edu.

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Daniel M. Weinreich, Assistant Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and
   Center for Computational Molecular Biology
Office: 300 Walter Hall, 80 Waterman Street
Lab: Sydney Frank Hall/LSB 157, 60 Olive Street
Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
Office phone: 401/863-3937 lab 3-2749 fax 3-2166
http://research.brown.edu/myresearch/Daniel_Weinreich

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Hao Wu

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