The MCBO program provides financial support in accordance with the Ph.D. student salary suggested by the Austrian Science Foundation (about € 2000.- gross per month). The salary is guaranteed for the proposed 3-year duration of the thesis work.

Vacant PhD Positions:

Projects available:

- Tissue microenvironment context-specific lineage plasticity of T cell lineages is governed by the PKC signaling network
Baier Gottfried

- Transcriptional integrator p300 in human prostate tumor-initiating cells
Culig Zoran

- Structural determinants of specific voltage-sensitivities of L-type calcium channels
Flucher Bernhard E.

- Analysis of FZR1 function in tissue homeostasis
Geley Stephan

- The role of Ca2+-sensitive adenylyl cyclases for tuning EC coupling in skeletal muscle
Grabner Manfred

- Structure-function link in the DHPR β-1a subunit for tetrad formation and skeletal muscle motility
Grabner Manfred

- The erythropoetin / p27 axis in erythroid cell proliferation and differentiation
Hengst Ludger

- Function and Regulation of the CDK inhibitor protein p27Kip1 in the DNA damage response
Hengst Ludger

- Identify the role of NRXY family in the classical helper subset of CD4+ follicular Th (Tfh) cells
Hermann-Kleiter Natascha

- Novel Interaction between LAMTOR and BLOC1 Complexes
Huber Lukas

- Functional characterization of CENP-A interacting factors
Lusser Alexandra

- Investigating the in vivo functions of a histone modifying enzyme in Drosophila melanogaster
Lusser Alexandra

- Structural basis for the modulation of dendritic spine density by the interaction of neurofibromin and the AAA-ATPase p97/vcp
Scheffzek Klaus

- Disease cross talk at the Ras-MAPK pathway, defining the interaction of neurofibromin with Spred protein
Scheffzek Klaus

- The tumor strikes back: Loss of skin DC in a spontaneous melanoma mouse model
Stoitzner Patrizia

- Voltage-gated L-type calcium channel subtypes in pancreatic islet cells
Striessnig Jörg

- Cav1.3 L-type Ca2+ channel dysfunction in autism spectrum disorders
Striessnig Jörg

- The molecular mechanism of ESCRT mediated membrane remodeling
Teis David

- The regulation of cell growth and survival by selective membrane protein degradation
Teis David

- Inferring intratumoral immune landscapes using quantitative image analysis and next-generation sequencing data
Trajanoski Zlatko

- Testing Bim as a functional target of miR-17~92 in tumorigenesis
Villunger Andreas

- Investigating the interrelation of oncogenic stress and Caspase-2 activity
Villunger Andreas

- DC-iphering complement- and Fc-receptor- mediated HIV-1 incorporation in and effects on DC function in search for novel therapeutical targets
Wilflingseder Doris

- DC-oding the impact of opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections on antigen-presentation during HIV-1 infection
Wilflingseder Doris

Requirements:
- completed masters degree or diploma in biological sciences, medicine, pharmacy, physics, chemistry, or in closely related subjects
- less than 30 years of age
- excellent command of spoken and written English (knowledge of German is of advantage but not required)
- proven record of high scientific interest and achievements (evidenced by previous research experience and recommendation of established scientists)
- strong interest to integrate and contribute to the MCBO research community and readiness to comply with all obligations of the program (e.g. participation in courses and lectures; conducting part of the research work in an outside institution)

Further details:
http://mcbo.at