PhD Opportunities in Veterinary Science in France

PhD opportunity at Institut Pasteur in Paris within the PPU-Research & Technology program (#SpencerShorteProgram). This project is led by Julia Chamot-Rooke and Guillaume Dumenil , bringing together the Mass Spectrometry for Biology and Vascular Infections Pathogenesis teams. The research aims to develop an innovative PlantAndCast cross-linking mass spectrometry (XLMS) approach to identify direct contacts between pathogen surface proteins and host cell factors during infection, using Neisseria m...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in optical phenotyping , hyperspectral imaging , chemometrics , multiblock data integration , metabolomics , transcriptomics , and predictive modelling for the agroecological transition. The position is part of the TERRA-MED doctoral programme and the OPTIBIO project: Optical tools and methods for the agroecological transition: studying wheat mixtures under biotic stress . The successful candidate will be hosted by the Université de Montpellier and the ChemoSens grou...

Fully funded PhD position in Microbiology and Biotechnology on lignin-active enzyme discovery from insect microbiomes . The opportunity is based at the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (France) , with INRAE-TBI and co-supervision at Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands) . The project is associated with Dr Guillermina Hernández-Raquet 's group. Research interests include microbiology , biotechnology , biochemistry , bioprocess engineering , molecular biology , analytical chemistry , and ...

PhD opportunity in microfluidics , retinal models , and organ-on-chip development at the Microfluidics Innovation Center in Paris, France. The project focuses on building a benchtop microfluidic perfusion instrument that can keep living retinal tissue alive for weeks using a closed-loop medium circulation system, integrated sensors, and feedback control based on MIC’s flow-control technology. The research challenge is to recreate the low-oxygen conditions of diseased retina and turn the platform...

Institut Imagine in Paris, France is recruiting for two research opportunities in the group of Araksya Izmiryan within the Laboratory of Genetic skin diseases: from disease mechanism to therapy (Lab Director: Alain Hovnanian ). The research theme is highly translational and focuses on genetic skin diseases , especially epidermolysis bullosa . The group works on genome editing , stem cell biology , patient-derived skin models, and advanced 3D systems to develop innovative therapeutic strategies. ...

PhD opportunity in the EU-funded MSCA Doctoral Network PANDORA (Discovering Pathomechanisms and Novel Drug Optimization for AMD) at Sorbonne Université, based at the Institut de la Vision in Paris, France. The project, DC4, is focused on evaluating how complement dysregulation influences mononuclear phagocyte accumulation in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) . The research addresses a key question in AMD pathogenesis: how subretinal mononuclear phagocytes, including microglia and monocyte-d...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Neurochemistry, Neurobiology, and Behavior at the Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon (CRNL) , Lyon, France. The project focuses on the role of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) in regulating the sleep-wake cycle in Drosophila . The student will work with Dr. Laurent Seugnet (WAKING team) and Dr. Sandrine Parrot (NeuroDialyTics facility), in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Riemensperger in Cologne, Germany. Research and training include monitoring BCAA lev...

PhD opportunity: REMEDY-HIV: REprogramming Host Membrane Dynamics for Anti-HIV Therapy The Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology (IPBS), part of CNRS and the University of Toulouse, is recruiting a motivated PhD candidate for the BEST Doctoral Programme. Based in Toulouse, France, IPBS is an internationally recognized research institute working across cancer biology, immunology, microbiology, structural biology, and biophysics, with strong expertise in molecular and cellular biology a...

PhD opportunity at Institut Pasteur in Paris, within the RESTORE project at Institut reConnect. The project focuses on gene therapy and CRISPR-based genome editing for Usher syndrome and inherited hearing disorders . The successful PhD candidate will work on next-generation AAV gene therapy, precision genome editing, humanized mouse models, intervention timing, long-term safety, and functional rescue of the inner ear. This position offers multidisciplinary training at the interface of molecular ...