PhD Student Position: Developing New Strategies for Crystallization Screening of Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs)

El Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalográficos del Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra (IACT, CSIC) offers a PhD Student Position: «Developing New Strategies for Crystallization Screening of Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs)» This PhD project aims to exploit the counter diffusion technique (CDT) to develop novel crystallization screening kits for antibodies. The project will integrate machine learning (ML) approaches to analyze published data and test conditions using commercial antibody samples. Advanced techniques such as dynamic light scattering (DLS) integrated with microfluidic systems will be employed to assess protein-protein interactions, while the behavior of mAbs in crystallization media will be characterized to predict their crystallization behavior. The position is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Training Network (ETN) PROCRYSTAL, which focuses on biomolecular crystallization, biochemistry, chemical and process engineering, and advanced modeling.