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VACANCIES for :

With Ph.D.

Post-doctoral Position - Study of the interplay between autophagy, cell death and inflammation

With Master degree (Licentiaat, Bio-ingenieur, Veearts, Apotheker, Industrieel Ingenieur ...)

No vacancies at this moment

With Bachelor degree (Gegradueerde "Biochemie/Biotechnologie", "Medische Laboratoriumtechnologie", "Farmaceutische en Biologische Technieken", of vergelijkbaar) or with Technical High School (Secundair Technisch Onderwijs)

Junior or Senior Technician – Immunology and Cell Biology

Scholarships for PhD students

The VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research calls for students in their final Master year to apply for a FWO PhD fellowship (https://www.fwo.be/en/fellowships-funding/phd-fellowships), by March 1, 2019, on one of the following topics:

Topic 1: Impact of gut health on the development of neurological disorders
Promotor: Prof. Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke
Contact: Roosmarijn.Vandenbroucke.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 2: Elucidation of novel molecular mechanisms regulating T cell receptor signaling in inflammation and immunity
Promotor: Prof. Rudi Beyaert
Contact: Rudi.Beyaert.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 3: Characterization of the molecular mechanisms responsible for mutant CARD14 driven skin inflammation
Promotor: Prof. Rudi Beyaert
Contact: Rudi.Beyaert.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 4: Study of the biological effects of abscisic acid in nutrient-host-microbiome interactions and inflammation
Promotor: Prof. Rudi Beyaert
Contact: Rudi.Beyaert.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 5: Impact of hypoxia on nuclear receptors GR and PPARa in sepsis
Promotor: Prof. Claude Libert
Contact: Claude.Libert.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 6: Study of the therapeutic use of zinc in preventing sepsis
Promotor: Prof. Claude Libert
Contact: Claude.Libert.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 7: Study of the role of RIPK1 at the interplay between autophagy, cell death and inflammation
Promotor: Prof. Mathieu Bertrand
Contact: Mathieu.Bertrand.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 9: Elucidate the role of death receptor 3 (DR3) in immune tolerance and activation upon neonatal gut microbial cononization in health and disease
Promotor: Prof. Peter Vandenabeele
Co-Promotor: Dr. Peter Tougaard
Contact: Peter.Vandenabeele.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 11: Regulation of decision between RIPK1-dependent apoptosis and necroptosis
Promotor: Prof. Peter Vandenabeele
Guidance: Jolien Bridelance
Contact: Peter.Vandenabeele.spam.detractor@irc.vib.ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 12: Untangling the cross-talk between immunity and stem cells in regenerative and neoplastic skin inflammation.
Promoter: Prof. Geert van Loo
Co-promoter: Dr. Esther Hoste
Contact: Esther.Hoste.spam.detractor@irc.vib-ugentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 13: Identification of driver mutations and dependency factors for small cell lung cancer using CRISPR/Cas9 multiplexing in Xenopus
Promotor: Prof. Kris Vleminckx
Guidance: Thomas Naert
Contact: Kris.Vleminckx.spam.detractor@irc.vib-UGentspam.corruptor.be

Topic 14: Characterization of new regulators controlling intestinal homeostasis and pathology
Promotor: Prof. Geert van Loo
Contact: Geert.vanloo.spam.detractor@irc.vib-UGentspam.corruptor.be