PhD Opportunities in Metabolism in Switzerland

Florida International University is recruiting doctoral students for its Dietetics and Nutrition PhD program for Fall 2027. The program is designed for aspiring nutrition researchers, educators, and leaders seeking to develop independent research skills and pursue careers in academia, research, industry, or public health leadership. Research opportunities span clinical nutrition and metabolism, eating behaviors, chronic disease prevention, and community-based nutrition interventions. Students ca...

A PhD research fellowship is available in the Oral Physiology and Cancer Research Group (OPCG) at the Institute of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo. The project examines how extracellular vesicles released by oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) influence normal cells, including endothelial cells, and whether these cells are reprogrammed toward a tumor-supporting phenotype. The research is centered on tumor-host communication and the biological effects of cancer-derived vesi...

The Integrated Research Training Group (iRTG) of TRR 333 – Brown and Beige Fat: Organ Crosstalk, Signalling and Energetics (BATenergy) at the University of Bonn offers an English-language doctoral programme in a highly multidisciplinary research environment. Doctoral candidates will work on the biological crosstalk between cell organelles, cells, tissues, and organs, with a focus on the systemic regulation of energy balance. The programme is part of a collaborative research network involving the...

PhD Student in Placental Biology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich’s Biomedical Center (BMC) in Munich. The project explores the earliest stages of post-implantation development, focusing on how the developing embryo and placenta begin exchanging signals. The research examines how chromatin regulation helps establish and maintain communication between embryonic and placental tissues. The doctoral researcher will use mouse genetics, stem-cell-based approaches and multi-omics to invest...

The Friesen group at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, within the NNF Center of Stem Cell Medicine (reNEW) at the University of Copenhagen, is seeking a research assistant with the opportunity to continue into a funded PhD fellowship. The lab investigates how cells transition from a healthy state to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, and how these processes might be reversed. Its research uses human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived in vitro d...

The National Institute of Sports Science (JISS), within the Japan Sport Council’s High-Performance Sports Center, is seeking a contract researcher or postdoctoral-equivalent researcher in training science . The researcher will contribute to research and practical support aimed at improving international athletic performance. The work includes conducting fitness measurements covering morphology and body composition, muscle strength and muscle power, aerobic capacity, and related performance indic...

The International Max Planck Research School for Epigenetics, Biophysics and Metabolism (IMPRS-EBM) is a collaborative doctoral programme between the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics and the Faculty of Biology at the University of Freiburg. The programme offers research-oriented interdisciplinary training across epigenetics, biophysics, metabolism, biochemistry, cell biology, proteomics, bioinformatics, and functional genomics. Doctoral researchers rotate through three labor...

The Medical University of Vienna is recruiting candidates for salaried PhD studentships in Vienna, Austria, across AI, imaging and interdisciplinary biomedical research. PhD candidates will join one of 18 PhD programmes and work with international researchers, clinicians and, where relevant, industry partners. Available projects span artificial intelligence, machine learning, medical informatics and imaging; immunology; neuroscience; endocrinology and metabolism; and vascular biology. Topics inc...

[4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership PhD studentship; tuition fees paid directly to the University; stipend £21,805 per year (2026/27); Research Training Support Grant £5,000 per year.] PhD Studentship at the University of East Anglia on A Hostile Niche: How Mutant Blood Stem Cells Damage Their Healthy Neighbours . This project investigates how age-related mutations in blood stem cells may do more than simply give mutant cells a growth advantage: the work sugge...