Research Associate/Research Fellow (Plant Biotechnology and Biochemistry)
Core
Developing receptor-centric strategies to enhance disease resistance in Brassica crops for Singapore's indoor farming systems through protein engineering and signaling analysis.
Role type
Research Associate/Research Fellow (Plant Biotechnology & Biochemistry)
Builds
Bioengineered Brassica plants with enhanced pathogen resistance
Domain
Agriculture / Plant Biotechnology / Biochemistry
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Proteomics, Biochemistry, Plant molecular biology, Receptor signaling, Protein-protein interactions, Plant-microbe interactions
Preferred skills
Leading experiments, Data analysis, Publishing research
Technologies
Co-immuno-precipitation (Co-IP), Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC), Arabidopsis overexpression
Responsibilities
Establish proximity-labelling strategies to identify pathogen-interacting proteins, Validate interactor proteins using Co-IP, VIGS, and BiFC, Characterize interactor roles in plant defense via Arabidopsis overexpression and disease tests, Bioengineer and transfer receptors from other species into Brassica, Overexpress engineered receptors to test disease resistance, Document results for reports and publications
Seniority
Research Associate (Master's level) / Research Fellow (PhD level)