3-4 PhD Positions in Chemistry at UCB, Canada 1340 views

The Department of Chemistry at University of British Columbia (UBC) is inviting applications for 3-4 PhD positions in Huan lab commencing in the Fall 2021. The students are going to study mass spectrometry-based metabolomics, which is an emerging technology used for the study of the entire set of metabolites in a given biological system.

About the PhD program:

• The PhD program in Huan lab provides students with a collegial and convivial environment in which to pursue interdisciplinary research at the intersections of analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, bioinformatics, and systems biology.
• Doctoral students work under the guidance of a Supervisory Committee consisting of at least three faculty members, including the Dr. Huan.
• Students must satisfactorily complete course work, one comprehensive examinations (theory and substantive), several research projects and defend a PhD thesis.

Research Topics and Areas:

• Development of mass spectrometry (MS)-based analytical platform for comprehensive metabolome and lipidome coverage
• Development of bioinformatic tools to facilitate metabolomic data processing and metabolite identification
• Integration of metabolomics with other ‘omics’ (epigenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics) data for the systems-level interrogation of biological problems
• Application of state-of-art metabolomics technologies in various biological challenges, such as mechanistic understanding of cancer metabolism and disease biomarker discovery

How to apply:

Apply online