American university online PhD Studentships in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

The White Rose Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have been awarded £6M to fund a 5-year Doctoral Training Centre in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

The DTC brings together a cohort of postgraduate research students and their supervisors to develop effective clinical therapies for the treatment of human diseases and disabilities.

- £6M EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) funded programme for 50 PhD students between 2008 and 2012

- Fully funded 4 year PhD including fees and maintenance grant between approx. £15,000 - £18,000 (tax free) per annum for UK students. EU candidates will be eligible for a fees-only award.

- 15 places available for September 2011 entry.

This is an opportunity to study for a prestigious and exciting four year fully funded PhD within a multidisciplinary engineering and biological environment.

Benefits
- Research within an interactive interdisciplinary and innovative research training environment, applying advanced multidisciplinary basic sciences to market-led engineering research challenges in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine;

- Supervised and guided by at least two world-class academics in engineering and biology from one of the high ranking, research intensive, White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield or York;
Access to excellent facilities, including state of the art tissue engineering laboratories and clean rooms for the development of materials for clinical use;

- Ideal training for a career in research and development in the tissue engineering field as well as providing invaluable experience in industry and clinical applications.

Entry requirements
A master’s degree and/or at least an upper second class (2.1) honours degree in engineering or a physical science or related discipline degree e.g. Engineering, Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Computing.
Study information

Entry requirements:

A master’s degree and/or at least an upper second class (2.1) honours degree in engineering or a related discipline.

Funding information

Funding applies to:
EU applicants (including UK)
Funding notes:

Fully funded 4 year PhD including fees and maintenance grant between approx. £15,000 - £18,000 (tax free) per annum for UK students. EU candidates will be eligible for a fees-only award.

Contacts and how to apply

Administrative contact and how to apply:

For further information contact the DTC administrator: Rachel Baines, dtcterm@leeds.ac.uk or visit: www.dtcterm.leeds.ac.uk

Phd-student in immunopathology: the role of macrophages in neurodegeneration in MS

Phd-student in immunopathology: the role of macrophages in neurodegeneration in MS

Job description

You will be a PhD student within the Departments of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology and Pathology in which excellent immunological research is performed with a focus on molecular and cellular interactions and in which pathological studies are performed on human tissues.
Within your project, you will investigate how macrophages and microglia (the resident brain macrophages) are involved in neurodegeneration and neuroprotection. You will use in vitro studies to examine different ways of activating macrophages with the aim of identifying pathways involved in neurodegeneration process and pathways that might identify novel neuroprotective strategies. For this you will make use of a wide range of immunological, cell biological and histopathological techniques. Findings from the in vitro studies will be compared to human disease by examining the pathways in human tissue samples frrm people with MS. You will verify your findings using in vitro studies and animal studies where appropriate.
Besides the practical work in the lab, you are responsible for data analysis and writing research papers. You will closely collaborate with other researchers within the MS Center. A PhD thesis will be the result of your 4 years study.

Requirements

You have a master’s degree in medical biology (or related study) with specific interest in neurobiology and or immunology. Furthermore, you have
- Experience with cell biological techniques, including tissue culture
- Experience with immunohistochemistry.

Since you will participate in an ambitious research team, you:
- Are a highly motivated and creative student
- Have with excellent communication skills
- Are a team player.

Conditions of employment

If you decide to devote your skills and knowledge by working for VUmc, we are pleased to give you excellent working conditions in return. Whether you have a full – time or part-time position with us, you benefit from many attractive fringe benefits. Examples of our benefits are:
- Year-end bonus; In addition to your salary you will receive an annual year-end bonus of 8.3% of your gross monthly salary.
- Good pension plan (ABP), the pension is 20% of your gross salary, of which 14% is paid by VUmc.
- Additional Personal budget, this budget is for your own development, i.e. work-life balance, training
and vitality.
- Contribution to your travel expenses. When you use public transport for commuting you get a minimum of 50% reduction on your -subscription.
- Collective discounts on various insurances
- Additional benefits; VUmc employees get discounts at various businesses, restaurants or hotels. For example: Cheap Tickets, Fortis, and Polectro Opticians Pearl Plaza. You are also eligible for discount sports in the gym on the VU campus.

For all our fringe benefits, please visit: http://www.vumc.nl/afdelingen/werk/arbeidsvoorwaarden/

Contract type

Temporary

Organisation

VU medisch centrum

Werken bij VU medisch centrum is werken op academisch niveau, in een informele en open sfeer, met vrijheid en verantwoordelijkheid. Je maakt deel uit van een organisatie waar meer dan zesduizend betrokken en bevlogen medewerkers samen werken aan beter maken en beter worden.

We richten ons op patiëntenzorg, opleidingen en wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Het medisch wetenschappelijk onderzoek VU medisch centrum staat in de top drie van de UMC’s. Al die kennis en het toepassen ervan is gericht op beter maken en beter worden. Zo dragen we bij aan de medische kennis van morgen.

Voor meer informatie over VU medisch centrum als werkgever, ga naar: www.vumc.nl/werken.

Department

MS centrum

The MS Center Amsterdam of the VU university medical center is a multidisciplinary center for research in multiple sclerosis (MS). The center has an excellent international reputation in both research and clinical studies and is a proven reliable source of scientific information about MS. Within the center more than 60 researchers of different disciplines cooperate to research the cause of and to develop a cure for MS. The combination of fundamental/basic and clinical research allows us to quickly apply new research developments to the diagnostics and treatment of MS. The MS Center Amsterdam offers young talented researchers an education in the neuroscience of MS from experts with international reputations.

The program grant, of which this vacancy is part, will examine the major topic of how neurodegeneration occurs in MS and how to develop therapies of neuroprotection. This prestigious grant is provided by the Dutch MS Research Foundation. You will participate in an ambitious research team for finding new strategies to treat MS.

Additional information

Sandra Amor

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Direct link to this job www.academictransfer.com/5809

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A*STAR India Youth Scholarships american university online

A*STAR India Youth Scholarships 2011

Full scholarships for studies in Singapore offered by the Agency of Science,Technology & Research-A*STAR and Singapore Airlines-SIA to outstanding Indian nationals born between 1994 to 1996

The A*STAR India Youth Scholarship is tenable for 4 years leading to the award of the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education ‘Advanced’ (GCE ‘A’) Level (or equivalent) certificate.

The Scholarship is for studies in selected Singapore schools from Secondary Three to Pre-University Two and is renewed annually, subject to the satisfactory performance of the scholar.

Eligibility-:
* Nationals of India
* Born between 1994 and 1996
* Completed Standard 8 in the Year 2010
Possess outstanding academic track record (at least an average of 80% with English as first language in the Standard 7 and 8 school examinations
* Possess a high level of oral and written competency in English

Value of Award/Scholarships-:
* Allowance of S$2,200 (Secondary) / S$2,400 (Pre-University) per annum with hostel accommodation
* Settling-in allowance of S$400 (once only)
* Economy class air passage to Singapore and back to home country upon completion of course
* Waiver of school fees (excluding miscellaneous fees)
* Waiver of GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level examination fees (once only, if applicable)
* Subsidised medical benefits and accident insurance cover
* There is no bond attached to the scholarship

Applications for the A*STAR India Youth Scholarship 2011 will open from 1 June (7.30am India Time) to 15 July 2010 (7.30pm India Time).

Contact-:
A*STAR India Youth Scholarships
c/o School Placement & Scholarships Branch
Ministry of Education
1 North Buona Vista Drive,
Level 3 Podium Block
Singapore 138675

For more information and online application visit-: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/scholarships/astar/