The International Giessen Graduate School for the Life Sciences (GGL) of the faculties of Psychology and Sport Sciences, Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine invites applicants for the Doctoral Programmes in the Life Sciences The Doctoral Programmes consist of a three-year interdisciplinary graduate course curriculum combined with an experimental project leading [...]

The Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Morphology, Biomedical Research Institute of Hasselt University seeks a (m/f) PhD student in neuroimmunology Background: We offer a highly interactive and well-equipped environment at the host institute (see: www.biomed.uhasselt.be). The BIOMED institute was established in 1999 and conducts biomedical research in two core areas: neuro-inflammation and the development of [...]

Masters or PhD  Scholarship in Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Geography, History at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2012 Eligibility: For Masters or PhD student at the University of Canterbury to support full-time research in biological sciences, environmental science, geography, history or other subjects, with relevance to the conservation and sustainable management of the natural [...]

PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience/Animal models for depression and anti-depressant action Depression is a complex disorder and improved anti-depressant treatments are much needed. Anti-depressant development is dependent on detailed understanding of the neurobiology underlying specific depression psychopathologies, which requires the neurobehavioural study of valid animal models for these psychopathologies. In this PhD project, carried out in [...]

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student with interest in developing time-resolved X-ray scattering and/or time-resolved spectroscopic probes for the study of energy conversion in photosynthetic proteins. The Department of Chemistry is conducting research and education in both classical and more specialized chemistry disciplines, e.g. marine chemistry and atmospheric sciences. The highly successful [...]

Project description: Cell type-specific role of CXCR4 in atherosclerosis Coronary artery disease arising from atherosclerosis is a leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide. The underlying pathogenesis involves an imbalanced lipid metabolism and a maladaptive immune response entailing a chronic inflammation of the arterial wall. Oxidized lipids trigger the expression of adhesion molecules and the [...]

Programme Description: The Department of Biotechnology is responsible for the major research area biotechnology. Research is performed in cooperation between departmental and external research groups. Both basic and applied research topics are addressed. The Department of Biotechnology offers 13 courses on PhD-level There are currently 25-30 PhD-students admitted to this program Fields of research: Biopolymer [...]

A joint PhD position funded by the European Neuroscience Campus (ENC) Network is available between the groups of David Perrais (IINS Bordeaux) and Camin Dean (ENI Göttingen). The title of the project is: “Regulation of receptor recycling by synaptotagmins in neuronal dendrites” Closing date: 2012-01-23 Please contact us by e-mail for further details. Registration must [...]