THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY IS OPENING A TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION

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Welcome to the Biochemistry Department Website

Director : Prof. Marko Kaksonen

How are membranes organized and functioning in cells? In our department, we are addressing this question in a comprehensive manner, attacking the problem from many fronts: we are 7 groups with different strategies, model organisms (from yeast, through Dictyostelium, worms, flies, fish and human cells) and methodologies (from chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, biophysics), but we all want to understand the role of lipids and proteins to organize the membrane system in the cell. Our work is therefore very interdisciplinary. As a consequence, the atmosphere in the department is highly interactive. Read more >>

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