PhD Opportunity in Microbiome, Immunology, and Allergic Airway Disease Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences in Netherlands

PhD opportunity in microbiology, immunology, microbiome research, and allergic airway disease at the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences (Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doświadczalnej im. Ludwika Hirszfelda PAN), Wrocław, Poland.

The project, “Role of the sinonasal microbiota in modulating airway immunity and allergic inflammation”, is financed by NCN National Science Centre under OPUS 28+LAP/Weave. The research investigates how the nasopharyngeal/sinonasal microbiota shapes pulmonary immunity and whether microbiota dysbiosis contributes to allergic airway inflammation.

Research methods include shotgun metagenomics, analysis of patient-derived microbiome samples, germ-free and murine allergy models, functional in vitro studies, and laboratory techniques such as ELISA, RT-PCR, and Western blot.

Supervisors listed in the post are Prof. Sabina Górska, Dr Katarzyna Pacyga-Prus, and Dr Sudhanshu Shekhar. The announcer appears to be academic staff and is associated with the Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, with a LinkedIn profile provided.

The call is for the 2026/2027 academic year. The application period ends on 2026-06-30, interviews are scheduled for 2026-07-08 to 2026-07-17, admission results are expected by 2026-07-30, and the doctoral studies start on 2026-10-01.

This is a strong fit for candidates interested in microbiome science, immunology, respiratory disease, allergy, host-microbe interactions, and translational biomedical research. The post encourages applications from candidates in Poland and abroad.