A general call for the intellectually adventurous We are always looking for creative students and postdocs. We are working to understand the biochemical basis of information processing, dynamic stability, and “low-power complexity” in living systems. Our work extends from E. coli to cuttlefish. In the name of basic science, we study enzyme-mediated information flows to address fundamental questions (e.g., "Why would a cell have two enzymes where one might do?"). On the applied side of things, we are developing new methods for programming microbial systems to guide the design and assembly of new medicines (i.e., inhibitors of "undruggable" proteins).
Optogenetics and cell signaling The Fox group is looking for a postdoc with expertise and/or interest in live cell imaging, protein biochemistry, and signaling networks. This project combines light-gated proteins with proteomics to examine the role of spatial organization—and, more generally, the function of spatial heterogeneity—in guiding the propagation of signals through biochemical reaction networks. The postdoc may focus on experimental or modeling work, or a blend of the two. Please email Jerome (email below) or apply directly online.
Oleochemical production and systems biocatalysis The Fox group is looking for a postdoc with expertise and/or interest in kinetic modeling and enzymology. This project combines detailed kinetic models with in vitro enzyme assays and microbial strain development to study lipid biosynthesis in plants. This project is part of a large consortium of plant biologists and biochemists who are studying plastid metabolic circuitry in seeds of the Brassicaceae, pennycress and camelina. Our collaborators will provide an extraordinary set of metabolomics data to support our models and experiments. The postdoc may focus on experimental or modeling work, or a blend of the two. Please email Jerome (email below) or apply directly online.
Join us! We seek individuals with backgrounds in the biological sciences (biochemical engineering, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics) or physical sciences (e.g., physical chemistry, applied physics, electrical engineering, photonics, optics, molecular modeling), including computer science (e.g., information theory), who are interested in working on biological problems.
Graduate Students Prospective graduate students who are interested in joining the group should apply to the Ph.D. program in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, or to one of the degree options offered by CU-Boulder.
Undergraduate Students Current CU-Boulder undergraduate students interested in doing research in the lab should send a resume and a brief statement of research interests to [email protected].