12 PhD: ZIBI, Infection Biology and Immunology.
12 PhD Positions at the ZIBI Graduate School in the field of Infection Biology and Immunology.
The ZIBI Graduate School Berlin is an international doctoral program for research in infection biology and immunology.
Involved organizations
- International Max Planck Research School for Infectious Diseases and Immunology (IMPRS-IDI)
- DFG Research Training Group 2046 “Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems”
- International Research Training Group 2290 “Crossing Boundaries: Molecular Interactions in Malaria”
- Leibniz Graduate School for Chronic Inflammation (LeGCI)
- Please notice, the projects on offer are from labs that are part of the IMPRS-IDI.
Potential PhD projects
- Crosstalk between Innate Lymphoid Cells, Chemosensory Cells and Stem Cells(Andreas Diefenbach)
- RNA- and protein-mediated regulation in bacterial pathogenesis(Emmanuelle Charpentier)
- Virus-induced immunosuppression: From understanding the mechanism to the development of novel vaccines against Marek’s disease virus(Benedikt B. Kaufer)
- Role of C-type-lectin receptors in Legionella pneumophilainfection (Bastian Opitz)
- Role of microbes in shaping vectorial capacity of a malaria mosquito(Elena Levashina)
- Histone deacetylases control development, differentiation and polarization of cytotoxic T cells(Britta Siegmund)
- Quasiherpes – the role of genetic diversity in the evolution of large DNA viruses(Klaus Osterrieder)
- Visualizing immune cell activation at single molecule resolution(Marcus J. Taylor)
- Mechanisms of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap formation(Arturo Zychlinsky)
Application Procedure
The online application form must be completed in ENGLISH only (see below).
Deadline for application: October 7, 2018, midnight, Central European (Summer) Time.
References can be submitted till October 21, 2018.
Successful applicants will be invited to an assessment week in Berlin from January 21 – 25, 2019.
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| Organization | Center of Infection Biology and Immunity (ZIBI) |
| Fellowship Level | PhD |
| Country | Germany |
| Subject areas | Infection Biology and Immunology |
| Fellowship amount | Funded by DAAD |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | October 07, 2018 |
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