PhD Scholarships for the MCBO Program, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria (2015)

The MCBO program provides financial support in accordance with the Ph.D. student salary suggested by the Austrian Science Foundation (about € 2000.- gross per month). The salary is guaranteed for the proposed 3-year duration of the thesis work.

Vacant PhD Positions:

Projects available:

- Tissue microenvironment context-specific lineage plasticity of T cell lineages is governed by the PKC signaling network
Baier Gottfried

- Transcriptional integrator p300 in human prostate tumor-initiating cells
Culig Zoran

- Structural determinants of specific voltage-sensitivities of L-type calcium channels
Flucher Bernhard E.

- Analysis of FZR1 function in tissue homeostasis
Geley Stephan

- The role of Ca2+-sensitive adenylyl cyclases for tuning EC coupling in skeletal muscle
Grabner Manfred

- Structure-function link in the DHPR β-1a subunit for tetrad formation and skeletal muscle motility
Grabner Manfred

- The erythropoetin / p27 axis in erythroid cell proliferation and differentiation
Hengst Ludger

- Function and Regulation of the CDK inhibitor protein p27Kip1 in the DNA damage response
Hengst Ludger

- Identify the role of NRXY family in the classical helper subset of CD4+ follicular Th (Tfh) cells
Hermann-Kleiter Natascha

- Novel Interaction between LAMTOR and BLOC1 Complexes
Huber Lukas

- Functional characterization of CENP-A interacting factors
Lusser Alexandra

- Investigating the in vivo functions of a histone modifying enzyme in Drosophila melanogaster
Lusser Alexandra

- Structural basis for the modulation of dendritic spine density by the interaction of neurofibromin and the AAA-ATPase p97/vcp
Scheffzek Klaus

- Disease cross talk at the Ras-MAPK pathway, defining the interaction of neurofibromin with Spred protein
Scheffzek Klaus

- The tumor strikes back: Loss of skin DC in a spontaneous melanoma mouse model
Stoitzner Patrizia

- Voltage-gated L-type calcium channel subtypes in pancreatic islet cells
Striessnig Jörg

- Cav1.3 L-type Ca2+ channel dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders
Striessnig Jörg

- The molecular mechanism of ESCRT mediated membrane remodeling
Teis David

- The regulation of cell growth and survival by selective membrane protein degradation
Teis David

- Inferring intratumoral immune landscapes using quantitative image analysis and next-generation sequencing data
Trajanoski Zlatko

- Testing Bim as a functional target of miR-17~92 in tumorigenesis
Villunger Andreas

- Investigating the interrelation of oncogenic stress and Caspase-2 activity
Villunger Andreas

- DC-iphering complement- and Fc-receptor- mediated HIV-1 incorporation in and effects on DC function in search for novel therapeutical targets
Wilflingseder Doris

- DC-oding the impact of opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections on antigen-presentation during HIV-1 infection
Wilflingseder Doris

Requirements:
- completed masters degree or diploma in biological sciences, medicine, pharmacy, physics, chemistry, or in closely related subjects
- less than 30 years of age
- excellent command of spoken and written English (knowledge of German is of advantage but not required)
- proven record of high scientific interest and achievements (evidenced by previous research experience and recommendation of established scientists)
- strong interest to integrate and contribute to the MCBO research community and readiness to comply with all obligations of the program (e.g. participation in courses and lectures; conducting part of the research work in an outside institution)

Further details:
http://mcbo.at