2012 Two PhD Positions in Genomics at Uppsala University, Sweden

PhD Positions in Genomics at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala Biomedical Center, Sweden 2012

Study Subject(s):Scholarships are being offered in Genomics
Course Level:This Scholarship programme is available for PhD level
Scholarship Provider: Uppsala University
Scholarship can be taken at: Sweden

Eligibility:
The applicant should have a MSc degree or equivalent (240 “högskolepoäng”) in Genetics, Molecular Biology or a related field. Experience from experimental research, expression, functional studies or bioinformatics are prioritised. Documented skills in oral and written English are required.

Scholarship Open for International Students: The scholarship is open for Sweden Students

Scholarship Description: We are working with the domestic dog as a model organism for human disease. The aim of the research is to identify new pathways, genes and mutations behind a variety of diseases present in both dogs and humans. Dogs, as for other domestic animals, have a genomic structure suitable for gene mapping. In addition, dogs share both the same spectrum of diseases as humans and our living-environment. Taking advantage of those characteristics may provide knowledge of genetic risk factors underlying human diseases. In general our approach goes from identifying risk loci in a dog breed, all the way to providing functional evidence of an identified mutation’s contribution to disease development. Our goal is to gain knowledge necessary for the future development of genetic testing, diagnostics and therapy for the dogs. In parallel we translate our findings to genetic discoveries in human patients with corresponding diseases, thereby providing information that can improve human health.

Number of Awards: 2

Tenure of Award: Not known

Value: Salaries rates will be followed according to the departmental guidelines.

Selection Criteria: We are looking for two highly motivated people who are interested in pursuing a PhD in the field of Comparative Genetics and Functional Genomics. More specifically, the main project would involve functional characterization of candidate mutations for autoinflammatory disease or mammary tumour. Each project also involves comparative studies in human patients with the equivalent disease.

Notifications : Not Known

How to Apply: The applications are to be submitted by Email

Scholarship Application Deadline: 2012-11-05

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Scholarship Tags: 2012, Biochemistry, Genomics, medical, microbiology, PhD, Sweden, University, Uppsala

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