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Why does the immune system attack the nervous system in patients with multiple sclerosis and what role do bacteria in our gut play in causing brain inflammation? If you are curious and motivated to tackle these questions, get in touch with us!
The research group "Clinical Neuroimmunology" is looking for a master and a doctoral student (MD or PhD).
Your position
You will be planning, designing and carrying out experiments involving recombinant antibody production and characterization, transcriptome and immune profiling of patient samples using multi-parameter flow cytometry, single cell RNASeq and B cell receptor repertoire analysis, and immunohistochemistry among other techniques.
Your profile
We see trainees who are dedicated and passionate about advancing our understanding about the immunological mechanism underlying neuroimmunological disorders with a focus on multiple sclerosis. Specifically, we are interested in understanding the cross-talk between gut microbiota and B cells in neuroimmunological diseases.
Good written and oral communication skills in English are essential. For master student applicants, completed introductory courses in immunology as well as practical laboratory training in the relevant areas is beneficial. For doctoral candidates, experience in immunology, microbiology and computational biology are beneficial.
We offer you
We offer you an interdisciplinary training in a dynamic research team. We encourage participation in seminars and presentations at scientific meetings. The position includes the possibility of a research stay abroad at the University of California, San Francisco.