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Publication: Plant-expressed virus-like particles reveal the intricate maturation process of a eukaryotic virus

Publication: Plant-expressed virus-like particles reveal the intricate maturation process of a eukaryotic virus

Plant-expressed virus-like particles reveal the intricate maturation process of a eukaryotic virus

Roger Castells-Graells, Jonas R. S. Ribeiro, Tatiana Domitrovic, Emma L. Hesketh, Charlotte A. Scarff, John E. Johnson, Neil A. Ranson, David M. Lawson & George P. Lomonossoff

Communications Biology volume 4, Article number: 619

https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02134-w

Vacancy: Laboratory Manager at Leaf Expression Systems

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The Company

Leaf Expression Systems is a contract development business based in Norwich, Norfolk which specialises in the plant-based expression and production of proteins, metabolites and complex natural products for research and biomedical applications using a proprietary, transient expression technology, Hypertrans®.

The role

Position type: permanent

Hours: Full time

The Laboratory Manager will oversee the efficient day-to-day running of Leaf Systems laboratories, growing areas and general facilities, providing a range of services in support of the company’s development and manufacturing activities. The hands-on role will ensure that the technician team are maintaining all general laboratory supplies, sufficient plants are available for production demand and perform waste management duties, which includes using autoclaves. The Laboratory Manager will also ensure that all environmental health and safety requirements are met by the team and quality management documentation is followed.

For more information go to www.leafexpressionsystems.com/careers/

All applicants must apply with a covering letter and CV to info@leafexpressionsystems.com

Publication: Plant-made dengue virus-like particles produced by co-expression of structural and non-structural proteins induce a humoral immune response in mice

Publication: Plant-made dengue virus-like particles produced by co-expression of structural and non-structural proteins induce a humoral immune response in mice

Plant-made dengue virus-like particles produced by co-expression of structural and non-structural proteins induce a humoral immune response in mice.

Daniel Ponndorf, Yulia Meshcheriakova, Eva C. Thuenemann, Albor Dobon, Alonso Ross Overman, Nicholas Holton, Stuart Dowall, Emma Kennedy, Martin Stocks, George P. Lomonossoff, Hadrien Peyret

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 19, Issue 4.

https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.13501

Publication: Bluetongue Virus Particles as Nanoreactors for Enzyme Delivery and Cancer Therapy

Publication: Bluetongue Virus Particles as Nanoreactors for Enzyme Delivery and Cancer Therapy

Bluetongue Virus Particles as Nanoreactors for Enzyme Delivery and Cancer Therapy.

Eva C. Thuenemann, Duc H. T. Le, George P. Lomonossoff, and Nicole F. Steinmetz

Mol. Pharmaceutics (2021) 18, 3, 1150–1156

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c01053

Publication: Efficient Production of Chimeric Hepatitis B Virus-Like Particles Bearing an Epitope of Hepatitis E Virus Capsid by Transient Expression in Nicotiana benthamiana

Publication: Efficient Production of Chimeric Hepatitis B Virus-Like Particles Bearing an Epitope of Hepatitis E Virus Capsid by Transient Expression in Nicotiana benthamiana

Efficient Production of Chimeric Hepatitis B Virus-Like Particles Bearing an Epitope of Hepatitis E Virus Capsid by Transient Expression in Nicotiana benthamiana.

Gergana Zahmanova, Milena Mazalovska, Katerina Takova,Valentina Toneva, Ivan Minkov, Hadrien Peyret, and George Lomonossoff.

Life (2021) 11(1), 64

https://doi.org/10.3390/life11010064

Publication: Adaptive laboratory evolution of the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 11801 for improved solvent tolerance

Publication: Adaptive laboratory evolution of the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 11801 for improved solvent tolerance

Adaptive laboratory evolution of the fast-growing cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 11801 for improved solvent tolerance.

Vaibhav Srivastava, Ruth Amanna, Stephen J.L. Rowden, Shinjinee Sengupta, Swati Madhu, Christopher J.Howe, Pramod P. Wangikar

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (2021) Volume 131, Issue 5, Pages 491-500.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2020.11.012

Publication: An Efficient Agrobacterium‐Mediated Transformation Protocol for Hexaploid and Tetraploid Wheat

Publication: An Efficient Agrobacterium‐Mediated Transformation Protocol for Hexaploid and Tetraploid Wheat

An Efficient Agrobacterium‐Mediated Transformation Protocol for Hexaploid and Tetraploid Wheat.

Sadiye Hayta, Mark A. Smedley, Martha Clarke, Macarena Forner and Wendy A. Harwood

Curr Protoc. 1(3):e58.

https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.58

Publication: A Mechanistic Model of the Regulation of Division Timing by the Circadian Clock in Cyanobacteria.

Publication: A Mechanistic Model of the Regulation of Division Timing by the Circadian Clock in Cyanobacteria.

A Mechanistic Model of the Regulation of Division Timing by the Circadian Clock in Cyanobacteria

Paul K. Grant, Gregory Szep, Om Patange, Jacob Halatek, Valerie Coppard, Attila Csikász-Nagy, Jim Haseloff, James C. W. Locke, Neil Dalchau & Andrew Phillips

Biophysical Journal (2020) Volume 118, Issue 12, Pages 2905-2913

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2020.04.038