The Weber Lab at McGill University is actively recruiting talented graduate students to join our interdisciplinary team. We use quantitative live-cell imaging and physical modeling to understand how biological systems establish and dynamically regulate spatial organization.
We are particularly interested in the nucleolus, a membraneless organelle that assembles through liquid-liquid phase separation. We use the nematode C. elegans to investigate how organisms regulate the composition, morphology and material properties of the nucleolus in response to developmental and environmental conditions, and how these changes impact ribosome biogenesis and worm physiology.
MSc and PhD positions are available starting in January or September 2021. Students can enter through one of three graduate programs: Biology, Physics or Quantitative Life Sciences, depending on background and interests. If you are passionate about science and eager to address challenging problems at the interface of cell biology and physics, then please contact Steph (steph.weber@mcgill.ca) to discuss research opportunities.
For more information on our group, visit https://weberlab.ca/.
Details on the three possible graduate programs can be found here: