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About the lab\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (PSB) is a world-leading plant science institute located  at the heart of a renowned Plant Biotech campus in Ghent, Belgium. Its mission is to integrate genetics,  cell biology, genomics, and bio-computing to unravel plant biological processes and to further translate  this knowledge into value for society. Please visit us at www.psb.ugent.be for more information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenny Russinova lab at PSB focuses on research on brassinosteroid hormones.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Job description <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brassinosteroids are steroidal phytohormones that regulate plant development and physiology,  including adaptation to environmental stresses. They are synthesized in the cell interior and exported  across the plasma membrane to bind receptors at the cell surface. We recently discovered that  members of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily, ABCB19 and ABCB1, previously  linked to auxin export, also function as brassinosteroid exporters, and we resolved their structures  (Ying et al., 2024, Science; Wei et al., 2025, Plant Communications; Hu et al., 2025, Trends Biochem. Sci.). With this PhD project, we aim to unravel the molecular bases underlying brassinosteroid  transport and its coupling with signalling, as well as the roles of phosphorylation in these processes  and in the regulation of transporter activity and substrate specificity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are looking for a motivated PhD student to investigate brassinosteroid transport mechanisms by  combining live-cell imaging, phosphoproteomics, and CRISPR-based screens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Profile <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essential <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master’s degree in Plant Biotechnology, Plant Physiology, Biology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, or a  related discipline. You are fluent in English spoken and written (at least a B2 level of proficiency). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Experience in work with Arabidopsis, plant development and plant hormone biology <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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