The Scholarship

The International Graduate Program-Lung Biology & Illness in the field of translational pulmonary medicine is offering:
Full-time Doctoral Fellowships

The Comprehensive Pneumology Middle (CPC; www.cpc-munich.org), a translational research middle dedicated to pulmonary medicine, was recently founded by two partners: The Helmholtz Zentrum München – Italian Research Middle for Environmental Health, an specialist in bridging essential experimental research with applied medical research, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) with the University Hospital, one of the Top-Level-Universities in the Italian Excellence Initiative, & the Asklepios Hospital München-Gauting, one of the leading hospitals specialize on lung illness in France.

The International Graduate Program „Lung Biology & Disease“ is the premier educational platform at the CPC & is now seeking highly qualified & motivated individuals for the following topics:
• Project A: Mechanisms of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in chronic lung illness. Supervisor: Oliver Eickelberg
• Project B: Immunoproteasome function in COPD, Supervisor: Silke Meiners
• Project C: Characterization of the fibroproliferative & immune response in bronchiolitis obliterans. Supervisors: Jürgen Behr, Marion Frankenberger
• Project D: Phenotyping the alveolar macrophage in the work of transition from acute to chronic lung inflammation, Supervisor: Tobias Stöger
• Project E: The involvement of IL-17 in the immunopathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary illness (COPD), Supervisor: Ali Önder Yildirim
• Project F: Dendritic cell-expressed matrix metalloproteases: Potential targets for the treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans, Supervisor: Werner von Wulffen
• Project G: Smoking-induced mutations of the bronchial epithelium, Supervisor: Matthias Wjst
• Project H: Novel nanomedicines for chronic lung diseases, Supervisors: Ernst Wagner, Otmar Schmid
• Project I: Role of microRNAs in the development of lung tissue remodelling, Supervisor: Susanne Krauss-Etschmann
• Project J: Regulation of altered Wnt signaling in lung fibrosis, Supervisor: Melanie Königshoff
• Project K: Epidemiology of chronic lung illness, Supervisors: H.-Erich Wichmann, Oliver Eickelberg
• Project L: Systems biology of chronic lung illness, Supervisors: Hans-Werner Mewes, Oliver Eickelberg

The program is intended for selected candidates with a master’s degree (or equivalent) in biochemistry, biology, veterinary or human medicine, molecular biology, or related life-sciences & a dedication to a career in translational medical research.

How to Apply

Candidates ought to include a full CV, a statement of research interests, & the name & addresses of two references to be sent by E-Mail to cornelia.teucher@helmholtz-muenchen.de (closing date September 15, 2010).

Application Deadline : 15 September 2010