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Universities with open postdoc positions in chemical biology in the Netherlands include Leiden University, Utrecht University and University of Groningen.
Leiden University
Closing soon
Netherlands
3 days ago
Closing soon
Leiden University is recruiting a full-time postdoctoral candidate in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology to advance a drug discovery campaign against the synthetic lethality target EXO1. The project is a collaboration between the Pomplun Lab and Sylvie Noordermeer’s group at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), based in Leiden, Netherlands. The successful researcher will develop scaffold proposals for covalent and non-covalent inhibitors, optimize novel and existing compound series for...
3 days ago
Utrecht University
Netherlands
1 week ago
Postdoc Position in Medicinal Chemistry at Utrecht University, Faculty of Science, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. This postdoctoral project sits at the interface of medicinal chemistry , chemical biology , computational drug discovery , virtual screening , AI techniques , and organic synthesis . The successful candidate will contribute to the discovery and optimization of novel Piezo1 inhibitors for sickle cell disease . Initial inhibitors have already been identified, so the role begins...
1 week ago
Utrecht University
Netherlands
1 week ago
Utrecht University is advertising a postdoc position in medicinal chemistry within the Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery division of the Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), in collaboration with researchers at UMC Utrecht . The project focuses on the discovery and optimization of novel Piezo1 inhibitors for sickle cell disease , combining virtual screening , AI techniques , computational drug discovery , organic synthesis , and chemical biology . The successful candidate will...
1 week ago
Leiden University
Netherlands
1 week ago
Leiden University / Leiden University Medical Center / Leiden Early Drug Discovery and Development (LED3) are advertising a postdoctoral position in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology focused on a synthetic lethality target . The project is described as an exciting collaboration with Sylvie Noordermeer at Leiden University Medical Center, who pioneered the discovery of the synthetic lethal nature of the target. The lab environment is presented as highly collaborative and discovery-oriented...
1 week ago
Giovanni Maglia
University of Groningen
Netherlands
1 month ago
Two positions are open in the Maglia Lab in Groningen: a PhD student and a postdoc. The research focus is single-molecule nanopore science , a highly interdisciplinary area spanning biology , chemistry , physics , and biomedical engineering . The post invites applicants who want to help push the frontier of nanopore-based single-molecule research. The opportunity is associated with Giovanni Maglia and the Maglia Lab at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands . The post does not provide de...
1 month ago
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Helmut Grubmüller
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Germany
3 weeks ago
PhD Student and Postdoc opportunities are available in the Department of Theoretical and Computational Biophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, Germany, under Prof. Dr. Helmut Grubmüller. The project focuses on theory and methods for non-equilibrium theory and atomistic simulations of complex biomolecules. Research topics include variational free energy methods, thermodynamics of solvation shells, constant-pH simulation methods, Markovian thermodynamics...
3 weeks ago
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Belgium
1 month ago
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is offering a full-time PhD scholarship in the Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences, Department of Chemistry. The project focuses on the development of new allosteric ligands that bind to membrane-bound proteins and channels, with the goal of evaluating their therapeutic potential. The doctoral research will involve the design and synthesis of bioactive, peptide-based ligands, including the preparation of customised amino acids where needed. The su...
1 month ago
Estimated costs in Netherlands.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | €2.2k $2,400/yr |
![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | €2.0k $2,160/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | €13.8k $15,000/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Protein Chemistry
Natural Product Synthesis
Antimicrobial Research
full professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Biochemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Enzyme Engineering
Protein Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Maastricht University Medical Centre
Netherlands
Cell Biology
Tissue Engineering
Cancer Biology
Radiobiology
Cell Fate
full professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Biochemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Enzyme Engineering
Chemical Biology
Protein Chemistry
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Ligand Design
Molecular Modeling
Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Molecular Modeling
Chemoinformatics
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