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Cell Biology Professors and Supervisors in Netherlands
Professors in cell biology in netherlands
2,023 professors found
Associate Professor | Director of the Proteomics Core Facility
Erasmus MC
Netherlands
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Transcriptional Biology
Cell Cycle Regulation
Proteostasis
Prof. Em. and guest scientist
Erasmus MC
Netherlands
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Stem Cell Biology
Transcriptional Regulation
Vascular Biology
Professor
Leiden University
Netherlands
Research Interests
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Protein Expression
Proteasome Biology
University of Maastricht
Netherlands
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Immunology
Macrophage Biology
Inflammatory Biology
Cholesterol Metabolism
Principle Investigator/Adjunct Professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Genomic Instability
Dna Repair
Chromosomal Biology
Prof.
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Metabolic Biology
Membrane Biology
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Department of Human Genetics Leiden University Medical Centre Leiden The Netherlands
Netherlands
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Cell Analysis
Computational Biology
Murine Model
Associate Professor
Erasmus MC
Netherlands
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Dna Damage
Homologous Recombination
Molecular Biology
Assistant Professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Cancer Biology
Mitophagy
Ferroptosis
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Delft University of Technology
Top university
Netherlands
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4 days ago
Top university
Delft University of Technology participates in the SynCell-nExUs European Synthetic Cell Initiative, a pan-European postdoctoral excellence programme coordinated by the Max Planck Society and managed with the European Synthetic Cell Initiative. The programme offers 20 fully funded, three-year postdoctoral fellowships in its first call, with hosting at one of more than 50 laboratories across 22 European research institutions. Fellows will develop an independent research project in synthetic-cell ...
Metabolism
Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
+4 more
4 days ago
Wageningen University & Research
Netherlands
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5 days ago
Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands is offering the Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) , a fully funded opportunity for African students pursuing an eligible on-campus Master’s degree. Eligible study areas include agriculture, food systems, environmental sciences, climate change, water, biotechnology, biosystems engineering, nutrition and sustainable development. The programme is designed for applicants seeking advanced study related to agriculture, environmental science, food an...
Environmental Science
Agriculture
Biomedical Engineering
+6 more
5 days ago
Delft University of Technology
Top university
Netherlands
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1 month ago
Top university
PhD opportunity at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in living sensors, microorganisms, machine learning, computer vision, biodesign, and interaction design . This PhD project explores how microorganisms can encode environmental history and how that biological record can be decoded from images. The research aims to support future battery-less, biodegradable sensing systems that could replace disposable electronic dataloggers. The candidate will cultivate living organisms, characterize th...
Computer Science
Microbiology
Biomedical Engineering
+10 more
1 month ago
Living costs in Netherlands
Estimated costs in Netherlands.
MonthlyYearly | Netherlands |
|---|---|
 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
Popular professors
Wageningen University & Research
Netherlands
Research Interests
Microbiology
Cell Biology
Endosymbiosis
Bacterial Ecology
Molecular Biology
Associate Professor
Wageningen University & Research
Netherlands
Research Interests
Immunology
Virology
Fish Physiology
Pathogen Biology
Macrophage Biology
Assistant Professor
University of Groningen
Netherlands
Research Interests
Human-robot Interaction
Computational Neuroscience
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Sensor Fusion
Opportunities these professors hire for
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
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3 weeks ago
PhD position at the University of Amsterdam on the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving traumatic brain injury (TBI)-associated dementia . The project focuses on repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (rmTBI), long-term neuroinflammation, hippocampal dysfunction, memory decline, neurogenesis, astrogliogenesis, microglia activation, and conserved transcriptional programs in mouse and human hippocampus. The position is embedded in a collaboration between the Fitzsimons lab at the Swammerdam I...
Cell Biology
Computer Science
Molecular Biology
+13 more
3 weeks ago
University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University
Netherlands
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1 month ago
PhD opportunity at University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht), Netherlands This PhD project is titled Multidimensional analysis of (a)biotic particles and immune responses . The research focuses on small environmental particles such as pollen and microplastics that can trigger inflammatory diseases, and on developing a novel portable system for rapid, multidimensional characterization of inhaled particles using flow cytometry. The successful candidate will work on analytical and experimenta...
Cell Biology
Immunology
Ecology
+6 more
1 month ago
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