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RIKEN
Japan
4 days ago
RIKEN’s Research Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research is recruiting one Researcher, Special Researcher/Postdoctoral Fellow, or Research Associate for the Physical Biology Research Team in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The fixed-term position is available from April 1, 2027 or by consultation and will study fundamental principles governing cells and multicellular populations. The team combines mathematical science and life science to investigate order formation in living systems, including cellular pola...
4 days ago
University of Edinburgh
Top university
United Kingdom
1 week ago
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Functional Genetics and Development PhD, MScR at the University of Edinburgh is a postgraduate research opportunity in animal science focused on how gene expression controls growth, differentiation, development, and disease. The programme is based in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies , within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine . Research themes include animal biotechnology , stem cells , tissue and organ development , and tissue damage and repair regulatory networks . St...
1 week ago
University of Bristol
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United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
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The University of Bristol’s School of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences is inviting applications for postgraduate research study in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences , with awards available for both PhD and MSc by Research . This programme covers a broad range of research themes, including cancer biology , engineering biology , genome biology , infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance , modulation and translation of immunity , and organelle biology and protein homeostasis . The sch...
2 weeks ago
University of Bristol
Top university
United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
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The University of Bristol is advertising postgraduate research study in Biochemistry through the School of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences. The programme includes both a PhD and an MSc by Research , with research opportunities spanning biochemistry, cancer biology, virology, microbiology, cell biology, immunology, developmental and tissue biology , and related biomedical sciences. The school highlights a strong translational research environment, combining basic discovery science with clini...
2 weeks ago
Iowa State University
United States
2 weeks ago
Masters and PhD admission is open in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Iowa State University (ISU). This opportunity is aimed at students interested in molecular biology, cell biology, and developmental biology, with a strong life sciences focus. The post announces that the application portal is now open for Fall 2027 admission. Institution: Iowa State University, United States. Degree levels: Masters and PhD. Funding: not specified in the post. Eligibility: no detailed requiremen...
2 weeks ago
Samantha Bock
Oklahoma State University
United States
2 months ago
The Bock Lab at Oklahoma State University is recruiting two graduate students for MS or PhD study beginning Fall 2027 in Integrative Biology . The lab combines ecology , developmental biology , and comparative genomics to study how diverse animal life histories emerge and evolve. Possible research directions include temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) in turtles, focusing on ecological, evolutionary, and genomic processes shaping thermal responses, and epigenomic drivers of aging and l...
2 months ago
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Estimated costs in Belgium.
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![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
![]() Health Insurance Student health insurance or surcharge per year | €92 $100/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
![]() Transportation Public transport and local travel per year | €497 $540/yr |
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Associate professor
KU Leuven
Belgium
Developmental Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Developmental Biology
Adipogenesis
Astrocyte Biology
Postdoctoral fellow
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research
Belgium
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Amyloidosis
Neuroprotection
Autophagy
Professor at KU Leuven
KU Leuven
Belgium
Cell Biology
Tissue Engineering
Stem Cell Biology
Epigenetic
Genome Engineering
Professor
KU Leuven
Belgium
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Cell Fate
Professor
VIB KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research
Belgium
Neurobiology
Cell Biology
Synaptic Biology
Astrocyte Biology
Mitochondrial Biology
Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Belgium
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Stem Cell Biology
Developmental Biology
Islet Biology

ARES Scholarships support international students from selected countries to pursue advanced training or master's study in Belgium, with funding that typically covers key study and living costs.

VLIR-UOS ICP Connect Scholarships support students from eligible countries to follow selected international programmes connected to Flemish higher education institutions in Belgium.

The DGD scholarship is a Belgian development cooperation scholarship that can fully fund selected postgraduate study for eligible candidates from low- and middle-income countries.
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