Belgium Ghent University PhD Student Fellowship 2018
Deadline: January 15, 2018
Scholarship Description
Ghent University is delighted to offer PhD Student Fellowship– FWO application: Cell death and survival decisions by Death Receptor 3 (DR3) and their role in inflammatory disease models. International students are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
About University
Ghent University is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Ghent is one of the largest Flemish universities, consisting of 41,000 students and 9,000 staff members. Applicants must have an excellent command of English.
Degree Level
Fellowships are available to pursue PhD programme.
Available Subject
Fellowships are awarded within the Department of Biomedical molecular biology.
Scholarship Benefits
Dependent on your prior experiences we offer further teaching of techniques used in the lab. The project will initially focus on primary immune cells/organ culture from mice and then go on to work with in vivo models. Some of the primary methods to be used for elucidating these pathways are flow cytometry, immunoprecipitation (western-blotting), mass-spectrometry, Multiplex-ELISA, Bio-imaging and many other. We will write the project application.
Eligible nationalities
International students are eligible to apply for this fellowship.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following requirements:
Profile of the candidate
- The candidates must have an FWO aspirant profile (at least great distinction in Bachelor and Master).
- Experience in the study of cell death, differentiation and inflammation is an advantage.
- Candidates must be in possession of a certificate “working with laboratory animals” or be prepared to obtain this certificate.
- The candidate should be eager to learn and expected to work both independently and in a team spirit and highly motivated to complete a Ph.D.
- The candidate should have excellent communication skills and a strong passion for life sciences, especially inflammation and signal transduction.
- The candidate should be eligible for an FWO Ph.D. fellowship and is expected to obtain the fellowship
- Dedicated
- Willingness to learn new techniques and be part of a highly collaborative research environment.
Language Requirements
The candidate should have excellent communication skills.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates are asked to apply online.
