Location: Dublin
Basic Function:
The primary duty will be to support a laboratory based research programme where the candidate will carry out the sample preparation and analysis of the marine bioactives followed by the in-vitro bioactivity assays associated with the project.
Background:
Irish seaweeds are recognised as important source of valuable bioactives with, potential for food applications. However, their chemical composition is highly variable, and fluctuates according to environmental influences. More recently, the impacts of biotic (including microbiome) impacts on algal chemical composition and associated bioactivity have been demonstrated but the implications of these impacts on algae used for food applications remain poorly understood. Additionally, storage and processing methodologies influence both directly (e.g. degradation/oxidation processes) and indirectly (through microbe-mediated processes) the food value of algal biomass. This project will assess the role of seaweed-associated bacteria in bioactive production, and potential degradation, and investigate the scope to apply naturally produced enzymes to increase bioactive yields.
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Deadline for applications: 12 midnight on Monday 20th February 2017
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