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Postdoc: Synthetic + Molecular Biology on Microplastics

CompanyPostdoc: Synthetic + Molecular Biology on Microplastics
Websiternalab.ca
Typefull-time
LocationUniversity of Toronto / Toronto, ON
Salary
Apply viaApplication linkhttps://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-toronto-27778-synthetic-molecular-biology-on-microplastics-postdoctoral-fellow/
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TechML/AI
Parsed locationsUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Posted byababaian
PostedNov 3, 2025
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University of Toronto | Postdoc: Synthetic + Molecular Biology on Microplastics | ONSITE Toronto, ON We’re engineering enzymes to degrade microplastics using AI + high-throughput molecular biology. Join the Laboratory for RNA-Based Lifeforms (https://RNAlab.ca | PI: Artem Babaian) on one of the largest projects in bioinformatics today. Building on Serratus (10× RNA virus discovery, Nature 2022), we’re now developing Logan to mine planetary-scale genomics datasets to evolve and test novel plastic-degrading enzymes. Looking for: * PhD in Molecular/Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, or Genetics * Strong skills in yeast/bacterial systems, enzyme assays, or metabolic engineering * Interest in automation, robotics, and collaboration with AI and Computational Biology scientists Full-time postdoc in Toronto, Canada. Start date: flexible/immediate. Apply Today: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-of-toronto-27778-syntheti... ----- Relevant Links: * Serratus paper (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04332-2) * Logan preprint (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.07.30.605881v2) * Entering The Platinum Age of Computational Discovery. Vision. (10m; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPUM-adhXd8&t=5875s) Let’s build the biology together to clean Our Planet.