PhD student position in Cellular Immunology

The INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, OTTO-VON-GUERICKE UNIVERSITY MAGDEBURG,

Research Group IMMUNREGULATION, Prof. Dr. Anne Dudeck,

offers a

PhD Student position

E13, 65%

initially limited to 3 years

Our research focus

is the in vivo investigation of the functional relevance of mast cells in innate and adaptive immune responses, as well as in acute and chronic inflammatory processes. We investigate the intercellular communication of mast cells with tissue-resident immune cells (such as dendritic cells and macrophages) and non-immune cells (endothelium and epithelium), as well as the impact of mast cells on the recruitment of effector immune cells (such as neutrophil granulocytes and T cells). Of particular interest are mast cell functions in the regulation of barrier integrity and inter-organ communication. To this end, we combine high-end microscopy techniques (e.g. intravital 2-photon microscopy, lightsheet microscopy) with molecular biology, cell biology and immunology methods, and omics technologies.

(current publications and ongoing research projects can be found at

https://www.dudeck-lab.de

https://imki.med.ovgu.de/Forschung/Forschungsgruppen/AG+Dudeck.html)

Your profile

We are looking for highly self-motivated candidates with a a very good background in biology, biochemistry or related disciplines and an extraordinary interest in immunology/allergy/ inflammation research and very good teamwork skills to join our young, research-oriented, ambitious and international team. Experience in cell biological, immunological or molecular biological methods is required. Experience in working with transgenic mouse models and corresponding qualifications, tissue processing or microscopy techniques are advantageous. 

We offer

a multifaceted, exciting position in our highly motivated and internationally visible research team in the field of mast cell biology, using innovative techniques. Our unique selling point is the imaging-based monitoring of intercellular communication in the context of inflammatory processes. Our group is part of the well-equipped Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, and innovative technologies such as complex imaging techniques are available. Applicants can be associated with the RTG2408 graduate school (“Maladaptive processes across physiological barriers in chronic diseases”) to benefit from close networking with other PhD students and to participate in the supervised qualification programs (for more information see http://grk2408.ovgu.de/)

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Anne Dudeck (Tel. +49-391-67-15382, e-mail: [email protected]), Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology.

Please send your application (including CV, motivation letter, description of research interests, and contact details of 2 referees) summarized as a single PDF file by September 30^th 2024 by e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected].