Category Archives: PhD IN BIOMEDICAL

PhD in Biomedical Image Analysis in Netherlands

The Biomedical Imaging Group Rotterdam ( www.bigr.nl ) of the Departments of Medical Informatics and Radiology of the Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands is looking for candidates for PhD Projects in Biomedical Image Analysis. PostDoc and Scientific Programmer positions are also available.

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4 PhD-Student Projects in Biomedical Image Analysis: 1. BioStress: Assessment of Biomechanical Stress on Atherosclerotic Plaques 2. 4D Ultrasound for improved image guidance 3. Computer aided image guidance for Percutaneous Treatment of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions 4. Mediate: Patient Friendly Medical Interventions. On this project positions are also available for a postdoc and a scientific programmer. For more information about these projects please visit www.bigr.nl/page/opportunities Applications are evaluated continuously (also before the application deadline) and the positions will be filled as soon as suitable candidates are found.

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PhD Position in Neuroscience in germany

Applications are invited for a PhD position in the Biological Psychology Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oldenburg, Germany (Prof. Christiane Thiel, Dr. Carsten Gießing). The department has a new research focus in cognitive neuroscience, and is one of the best equipped psychology departments in the country (3T MRI, EEG, TMS, eyetracking, NIRS and an MEG machine from the end of 2011).

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PhD in Biomedical Engineering Started in New Mexico

A new bio­med­ical engi­neer­ing con­cen­tra­tion in the Ph.D. in engi­neer­ing degree pro­gram will be offered by the Uni­ver­sity of New Mex­ico School of Engi­neer­ing start­ing Fall 2011. UNM is also seek­ing per­mis­sion from the State of New Mex­ico to offer a Master’s Degree in Bio­med­ical Engineering.

Together, the M.S. and Ph.D. pro­grams will form a com­plete grad­u­ate pro­gram in bio­med­ical engi­neer­ing, the only such pro­gram in New Mex­ico.  The pro­grams will pre­pare stu­dents for posi­tions in acad­e­mia and in lab­o­ra­to­ries across the nation and world­wide, as well as in the large num­ber of biotech com­pa­nies in New Mexico.

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Fully Funded PhD in Biomedical Engineering in U.K

We are seeking applicants for a prestigious Kelvin-Smith Scholarship award at the Biomedical Engineering Research Division, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, with an interest in working in an interdisciplinary engineering research environment.

University of Glasgow

The research project will develop bio-inspired paradigms underlying the RunBot walking robot into rehabilitation technology for spinal cord injury. The RunBot was developed at Glasgow University and is the fastest robot of its kind, revolutionising the way in which we think about walking (http://www.berndporr.me.uk/ijrr). The walking pattern of the RunBot is generated by the simple idea that ground contact information is used to trigger the walking cycle. We now wish to use this new paradigm as a model to develop new orthetic devices to help people with walking disabilities or with spinal injuries.

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PhD in Stem Cells in Netherlands

Mouse embryonic stem cells with fluorescent marker

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Creation of contractile cardiac tissue from induced pluripotent stem cells

Promotor: Maurilio Sampaolesi

Description: Testing drugs for the effect on heart muscle contraction in a high-throughput fashion has been hampered so far because human cardiomyocytes are hard to culture. Current methods either use single cells or animal experiments. The aim of this project is to create contractile cardiac tissue by tissue-engineering. Induced pluripotent stem cells will be used to create cardiomyocytes, since these provide a renewable source. Next, these cardiomyocytes can be tissue-engineered in bio-artifial cardiac muscle. Use of such cardiac muscle will open the path to a new way of measuring contractile force and rhythm. This approach opens the path towards a novel platform for (patient-specific) drug screening and can provide insights in cardiac development and function.
Research techniques will encompass (stem) cell culture, tissue engineering, Q-PCR, immunohistochemistry, image analysis and a flavor of biological data intelligence.

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Do your PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Ghent University

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The bioMMeda (biofluid, tissue and solid mechanics for medical applications) research unit of Ghent University’s Institute Biomedical Technology (IBiTech) has a vacant PhD-position in the field of ultrasonic imaging development for improved arterial tissue characterization. Non-invasive measurement of arterial stiffness is nowadays considered as an important part of cardiovascular risk assessment. Ultrasound is potentially useful for this application but unfortunately still shows limitations regarding resolution and sensitivity. The aim of the PhD-project therefore is to improve current ultrasonic image formation and signal processing to develop a robust ultrasonic estimator of arterial stiffness. As such, knowledge on signal processing, ultrasound physics/acoustics is considered an advantage.

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