PhD Positions in Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Biomedical ML/AI, and Bioengineering at CeMM/Medical University of Vienna Medical University of Vienna in Austria

The CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Medical University of Vienna are recruiting PhD students through the AITHYRA-CeMM PhD Program. The group, led by Professor Christoph Bock, is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative, focusing on advancing molecular medicine through systems biology, bioinformatics, biomedical machine learning/AI, and bioengineering. Research areas include experimental systems biology in immunity and cancer, bioinformatics and ML/AI methods development, and technology development in bioengineering (CRISPR, single-cell, spatial biology, cell programming, organoids, and mouse models).

Recent research highlights include immune regulation by non-immune cells, CRISPR-optimized CAR T cell immunotherapy, epigenetic tumor heterogeneity, high-content CRISPR screening, and chat-based single-cell data analysis. The group welcomes candidates from wet-lab, computational, or mixed backgrounds, and encourages applicants to propose their own research ideas as part of the application process.

Applicants should have a strong background in relevant fields and a keen interest in molecular medicine, systems biology, and cutting-edge technologies. The program typically offers fully funded PhD positions, but candidates should confirm funding details via the application portal. For further information and to apply, visit https://apply.cemm.at.

Keywords: systems biology, immunity, cancer, bioinformatics, biomedical machine learning, artificial intelligence, CRISPR, single-cell, spatial biology, cell programming, organoids, mouse models, epigenomics, tumor heterogeneity.