News

June 2010       

An NIH-funded postdoctoral position is available in the Wu lab to study bacterial fucosylation enzymes.    The successful applicant will have published expertise in enzymology and directed evolution, which includes experience in generating/analyzing /interpreting enzyme kinetic data both steady-state and pre-steady state, strong assay development skills for high throughput screening.  Experience/familiarity with multiple assay platforms such as fluorescence, UV-Vis spectroscopy, HPLC is desired.  Ability to manage multiple projects and work in interdisciplinary fields is required.  Extensive computer skills, familiarity with HTS instrumentation and basic informatics is preferred.  Reappointment is possible for up to 3 years.  Please send a cover letter, a Research Summary, CV and list of 3 individuals as references to peng.wu at einstein.yu.edu.

April 2010      

We received a research grant from the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience. http://mizutanifdn.or.jp/e_list_2010.html

Oct 2008

There are positions available for graduate students and undergraduate students immediately in the Wu lab at the Department of Biochemistry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated with a background in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology or chemistry. Students are expected to work on one of the following four research areas:

—    Site-specific modification of bacteriophages;

—    Metabolic oligosaccharide engineering with alkyne-bearing sugars;

—    Integrating proteome and glycome analyses of Schistosoma biology;

—    Development of high-throughput fluorogenic assays for probing glycosyltransferase activity;

Candidates who are interested in the graduate assistant positions need to be accepted into the Einstein graduate program or MD/PhD program, see http://www.aecom.yu.edu/home/admissions.asp

Rotation students and undergraduate students please contact Dr. Wu directly: pewu at aecom.yu.edu.