PhD scholarship

PhD opportunity at the University of Tasmania, Australia, on novel gene discovery for childhood cataract . The project sits within a major research program on the genetics of inherited childhood cataract, using an extensive DNA repository from Australian families with multiple affected cases. The work aims to solve currently unexplained cases by identifying new cataract genes and variants. Research methods include whole-genome sequencing , whole-exome sequencing , bioinformatics , and computatio...

Karolinska Institutet is advertising a postdoctoral scholarship in single-cell and computational biology within the Neurobiology of Pain & Therapeutics research group led by Saida Hadjab at the Department of Neuroscience . The project investigates the molecular landscape of chronic pain and headache disorders under physiological and pathological conditions. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team working with experimental models, patient-derived materials, and advanced techno...

PhD opportunity at KU Leuven: the PRISCILA project This PhD position is part of the PRISCILA project at KU Leuven’s Department of Clinical & Experimental Endocrinology. The project focuses on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), with particular attention to disease heterogeneity, early pregnancy diagnosis, precision risk stratification, and improved long-term care for mother and child. The research is embedded in a strong multidisciplinary clinical and academic environment. The supervisory group...

PhD scholarship opportunity at the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland . The project areas include hospital and NICU pathogen and microbiome sampling and/or developing new machine learning methods to characterise hospital-associated microbiomes . This is a strong fit for students with interests in genomics , microbiology , computational biology , microbiome research , and machine learning . Eligibility: applicants must have an MSc degree . Application: email or message the poster with your...

The University of Antwerp is offering a full-time postdoctoral scholarship holder position focused on direct-from-sputum whole-genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis . The work is embedded in the DiSrupT RR-TB clinical trial, which aims to evaluate a multi-component intervention to reduce RR-TB transmission. The successful candidate will support the development, implementation, and scientific evaluation of a hybrid sequencing workflow that combines the QIAseq xHYB M. tuberculosis assay ...