Sabina Górska

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.