PhD Opportunities in Biomedicine in Belgium

This F.R.S.-FNRS fellowship supports a clinical doctor who is beginning a PhD while continuing part-time specialist work in a university hospital. The award is designed for applicants in the French-speaking part of Belgium and is tied to a research appointment at a university with a medical school. The project sits at the intersection of clinical practice and academic research. During the fellowship, the candidate carries out hospital-based clinical duties and pursues doctoral research in a heal...

The University of Antwerp is inviting applications for a full-time doctoral scholarship in neuroimmunology at the VIB-UA Center for Molecular Neurology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Belgium. The PhD researcher will prepare and defend a thesis in biomedical sciences, develop a research plan and methods, conduct research using human samples and animal models of disease, report findings, present at conferences, contribute to related research projects, and pursue pu...

VIB-UAntwerp Center for Molecular Neurology in Antwerp, Belgium, invites applications for a full-time PhD position in neuroimmunology under the supervision of Professor Emanuela Pasciuto and Professor Sarah Weckhuysen. The doctoral researcher will develop and defend a PhD thesis in Biomedical Sciences, prepare a research plan, conduct research using human samples and animal models of disease, report findings, present at scientific conferences, and contribute to publications and related research ...

Hasselt University’s Brain, Exercise and Muscle Research Group is seeking outstanding PhD candidate(s) for an FWO PhD Fellowship application (Fundamental Research) for 2027. The project sits at the intersection of muscle physiology , resistance training , exercise physiology , and healthy ageing , with a particular focus on older adults. The research aims to study dose–response relationships in resistance training and their effects on muscle force–velocity characteristics, combining ex vivo asse...