Phd Student Department of Ophthalmology

vor 3 Monaten


Bern, Schweiz Universität Bern Vollzeit

100%

Department of Ophthalmology
Start of employment: 01.01.2025 or by agreement,
3 years

The Department of Ophthalmology at the Inselspital is a leading center for state-of-the-art diagnostics, therapy and microsurgery of eye diseases and ophthalmologic emergencies and scientifically associated with the Department for Biomedical Research (DBMR) at the University of Bern.

Challenges/project

The project aims at
1) pathway analysis in animal models with retinal degeneration (laser, sodium iodate)
2) investigating cell type-associated differential gene expression
3) pharmacological treatment and/or gene editing in regard to the identified pathways

The experimental spectrum of the PhD project will include classic methods in molecular and cell biology as well as in vivo experiments including mice and zebrafish and iPSC-derived or other cell-based systems. Furthermore, bioinformatic evaluation of the data in collaboration w/ computer scientists will occur.

**Requirements**:
We offer

The interesting and challenging project will be performed in a dynamic team and a creative research environment with a broad spectrum of methodology and further advanced training opportunities. The applicant will join the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB) to complement her/his training.

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