John Weir

Independent Research Group Leader at Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society
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Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • Germany
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Independent Research Group Leader
      • Feb 2017 - Present

    • Germany
    • Research Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      • Jun 2011 - Jan 2017

      Study of proteins and complexes making up the inner mammalian kinetochore. Study of proteins and complexes making up the inner mammalian kinetochore.

    • Germany
    • Research Services
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      • Nov 2010 - Jun 2011

      Completion of PhD project (see below). Started learning SAXS in order to study large complexes not amenable to high resolution studies.

    • PhD Student
      • Aug 2007 - Nov 2010

      Continuation of work begun in Heidelberg.

    • Germany
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Predoc
      • Oct 2006 - Aug 2007

      Study of proteins and complexes involved in the activation of the RNA exosome. Studies used a combination of biochemical, biophysical and high resolution structural methods. Moved with supervisor and project to the Max Planck in Martinsried. Study of proteins and complexes involved in the activation of the RNA exosome. Studies used a combination of biochemical, biophysical and high resolution structural methods. Moved with supervisor and project to the Max Planck in Martinsried.

    • United Kingdom
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

      Cloning and protein purification. Ribosome and tRNA purification. Macromolecular crystal production and screening. Assisting with data collection at synchrotrons. Cloning and protein purification. Ribosome and tRNA purification. Macromolecular crystal production and screening. Assisting with data collection at synchrotrons.

Education

  • Heidelberg University
    Dr. rer. nat., Structural Molecular Biology
    2006 - 2010
  • University of Leeds
    Bsc (Hons), Medical Sciences
    2001 - 2004

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