PhD in Cancer Biology, Neuroimmunology, Whole-Body Imaging, Spatial Proteomics and AI at LMU Munich Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany

🚀 PhD opportunity at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) in the Ertürk Lab, working at the interface of cancer biology, neuroimmunology, whole-body imaging, spatial proteomics, and AI.

The project investigates how nerves, immune cells, and cancer cells interact within the metastatic tumor microenvironment and how these interactions affect resistance to immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint blockade and CAR T cells.

The successful PhD student will use the lab’s unique whole-body tissue clearing and light-sheet microscopy platforms to map micrometastases, innervation patterns, and immune cell engagement across the entire mouse body at single-cell resolution. The work also includes wildDISCO-based immunolabeling, 3D spatial omics, and AI-based analysis of large-scale imaging datasets.

Eligibility: A Master’s degree in cancer biology, immunology, neuroscience, biomedical sciences, biomedical engineering, or a related field is required. Experience with tumor models, immune cell engineering, cancer biology, microscopy, animal work, programming, or spatial data analysis is a strong plus.

How to apply: Send a single PDF file under 2 MB including your motivation letter, CV, and contact details of 2–3 references to Xiaoshan Hu at [email protected].

Announcer: Ali Maximilian Ertürk, Full Professor at LMU Munich and Director at Helmholtz Munich.