Ghanim Lab

Join Our Team!

We are seeking passionate and motivated individuals at all levels—graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and staff scientists—to contribute to our cutting-edge research to uncover the molecular mechanisms of retrotransposition. We are looking to develop a collaborative and dynamic laboratory environment employing a wide range of techniques, particularly in biochemistry and structural biology.

Undergraduate & Graduate Students:  Please reach out to George with a brief description of your scientific interests and home department. 

Postdoctoral candidates & Staff Scientists: Please email with a cover letter and a one page CV.  Professional references will be requested at a later time.

Recent Publications

2024

2.7 Å cryo-EM structure of human telomerase H/ACA ribonucleoprotein.
George Ghanim, Zala Sekne, Sebastian Balch, Anne-Marie van Roon, Thi Nguyen

2023

Structural basis of telomeric nucleosome recognition by shelterin factor TRF1.
Hongmiao Hu, Anne-Marie van Roon, George Ghanim, Bilal Ahsan, Abraham Oluwole, Sew-Yeu Peak-Chew, Carol Robinson V, Thi Nguyen

2022

Structural basis of human telomerase recruitment by TPP1-POT1.
Zala Sekne, George Ghanim, Anne-Marie van Roon, Thi Nguyen

2021

Structure of human telomerase holoenzyme with bound telomeric DNA.
George Ghanim, Adam Fountain, Anne-Marie van Roon, Ramya Rangan, Rhiju Das, Kathleen Collins, Thi Nguyen

2020

Mechanism and regulation of P element transposition.
George Ghanim, Donald Rio, Felipe Teixeira