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A PhD position in structural biology is available in the group of Prof. Utz Fischer at the Institute of Biochemistry, Biocentre of the Julius Maximilans-University, Wuerzburg/Germany. The successful applicant will work on the crystallographic structure determination of the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) complex, the key player during the pathogenesis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Protocols for bacterial expression and reconstitution of the SMN complex are established and first crystals are already available. Please send your application including a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, academic certificates and the names and contact details of two referees to: Dr. Clemens Grimm e-mail: [log in to unmask] Institut für Biochemie Biozentrum der Universität Würzburg Am Hubland D-97074 Würzburg Germany web: www.biozentrum.de