Examples Of Cover Letter For Biology Of Ageing

Cover Letter

Choosing the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing (MPI-AGE) for applying to Doctoral program has been after a good study and deliberation. I explored about the career opportunity offered at the institute. I’m very much interested in exploring the field of cell growth regulation and its significance in cancer and other age-related diseases. The research group headed by Dr. Constantinos Demetriades fascinates me a lot. I aim to acquire expertise in a similar field of work for my future research career. I wish to obtain international exposure by working in a dynamic work environment, which provides cutting-edge research facilities. I'm eager to work with some highly notable scientists and hone my skill sets. I believe, the

This led me to pursue Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology at National Institute of Technology, Durgapur. I was able to secure good grades throughout the curriculum. I have done three internships during my undergraduate studies; one of them being in Indian Institute of Chemical Biology(IICB), Kolkata. I worked on the project “Purification and Characterization of Plant Protein: Thionins.” This project gave me an opportunity to hone my skills in Biotechnology. During this period, I learned many techniques like SDS-PAGE, Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Absorption Spectroscopy, Chromatography techniques like TLC, affinity chromatography, ion exchange. I’ve learned theoretical concepts of X-ray Crystallography, Dynamic Light Scattering, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Circular Dichroism, FRET, and FTIR. It was while undergoing this internship, that I developed an interest in the field of Biophysics, Structural Biology, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. I got associated with an ongoing project there. Further, I published a paper entitled “Sequence complexity of amyloidogenic regions in intrinsically disordered human proteins” in PLOS ONE

I’m excited to study the cellular and molecular mechanism through which cells regulate growth. Upon becoming a part of the research team, I wish to identify and functionally characterize novel growth factors that might be involved in cellular homeostasis and growth. I’m intrigued to know the significance of mechanistic Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) in cellular growth and amino acid sensing as well as how it can be regulated by the inhibitory Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), which is the regulator of an immediate upstream gene for GTPase Rheb. I’m keen to explore the field of cell signaling and understand how various signals collectively contribute towards the regulation of cell growth and function. Ultimately, I aim to learn how the dysregulation of cellular growth might lead to cancer and other age-related diseases. My goal is to solve biological problems and help in contributing to scientific strategies to eradicate ailments and improve public health. My inclination towards to fields of cell signaling, biochemistry and molecular biology lead me to achieve good grades in these subjects during my graduate and post graduate