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Last application date Feb 28, 2025 00:00
Department WE06 - Department of Chemistry
ContractLimited duration
Degree Master’s degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical sciences, Nanosciences, Biochemistry, Biomedical sciences, Biomedical engineering, or equivalent.
Occupancy rate 100%
Vacancy type Research staff
ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY
Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15.000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 85 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.
For a joint project between the Faculty of Sciences (Department of Chemistry) and Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (Department of Electronics and Information Systems) we are looking for a m/f/x Doctoral fellow.
YOUR JOB:
More than 2.3 million new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year. During surgery, it has become standard practice to remove the primary tumour as well as the so-called sentinel lymph nodes (SLN), the lymph nodes that have the highest probability of being invaded by cancer cells. Unfortunately the current clinical standard to find and remove SLNs suffers from a strong degree of procedure inflexibility, low spatial resolution, low worldwide accessibility, allergic reactions and/or a long-lasting blue skin staining (months to years).
Our research groups have developed an improved workflow to detect and remove SLNs based on nanocrystals.
In this research project, the candidate will build further on our existing expertise to design and create novel nanocrystal imaging probes that can aid in the battle against breast cancer. In a first step you will create new nanocrystals and tune their surface chemistry for biological applications. Next, you need to gain a deeper understanding on how the nanocrystals interact with specific cell populations and possibly cause toxicity. In the final step, you assess the in vivo lymphatic and intravenous bio-distribution, imaging performance and safety.
We are looking for a motivated PhD student to join the SCRiPTS research group (Department of Chemistry) and MEDISIP research group (Department of Electronics and Information Systems). This role offers the opportunity to work in a highly interdisciplinary field where you will perform chemical wet-lab work, as well as in vitro and in vivo experiments on successful nanocrystal formulations.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Send your application or any questions concerning this vacancy to:
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Applications should include:
After screening, selected candidates will be invited for an online interview as a first contact in a multi-stage selection process.
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 28 February 2025.
We do not accept late applications.
Ghent University is one of the top 100 universities in the Dutch language area, with more than 44,000 students and 15,000 staff members.
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