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Project Overview
A four-year PhD position is available in the lab of Dr. Chloé Martens at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), in the framework of the newly founded Plant-PATH Center of Excellence (Center for Active Transport of Plant Hormones). Plant-PATH brings together leading groups in Aarhus, Munich, and Brussels to unravel the molecular mechanisms of phytohormone transport and their impact on plant growth and environmental adaptation.
This project will focus on the dynamics and regulation of phytohormone transporters—key membrane proteins that control how plants grow and respond to stress. By combining advanced structural mass spectrometry (HDX-MS, native MS) with biophysical and biochemical approaches, you will investigate how lipids, disordered protein regions, and regulatory factors shape transporter function. Your work will contribute to the design of next-generation strategies to rewire hormone transport for sustainable and climate-resilient crops.
For more details please visit and mbg.au.dk/plant-path
Funding category
Public funding alone (i.e. government, region, European, international organization research grant)
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