The 3 PhD candidates with backgrounds in biophysics or biochemistry will conduct curiosity-driven biomolecular research to investigate the working mechanism of an ABC transporter involved in cell volume regulation, using high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy, single-molecule fluorescence and biochemical assays, and develop methods to study protein networks in synthetic membrane systems. The research will be performed in the groups of Cristina Paulino and Bert Poolman of the Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute.