PhD - Immunology & Genomics

Academic Medical Center (AMC)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Description

The AMC is more than just a hospital. It is a world in which patient care, research and education are integrated, and in which people are always central. It is an academic world full of possibilities for talented individuals that are looking for a place where they can excel.

In this EU sponsored project ABIRISK, the PhD student will use this technology to identify and characterize lymphocyte responses in patients with different diseases treated with biological therapies, e.g. in multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis. To this end results from in vitro drug responses and in vivo receptor sequencing will be compared to identify responding B and T cells. These cells will be characterized using a reverse phenotyping and genomic approach. The goal is to gain more insight in the development of these antidrug responses, and to identify early predictors for side effects and response to biologicals. The PhD student will be embedded in an international research team of approximately 12 people, and will be supervised by Dr N de Vries.

Requirements

We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious candidate with a Master degree in Medicine, Cell Biology, Molecular Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, or a related field.

- An interest and/or basic knowledge in molecular biology, cellular biology and cellular immunology will be an advantage.

- The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary international consortium of clinicians and biologists.

More information and applications

We offer a PhD Student position for 36 hours per week for 1 year that can be prolonged to 4 years. The salary is in accordance with CAO-UMC. Starting with 2162,- in the first year to 2770,- in the fourth year. The applicant will get a contract at AMC Medical Research BV, which includes a payment of holiday allowance of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% of the gross annual salary.

If you wish to apply for this position:

https://e-recruitment.amc.nl/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/zhrrcf_a_unreg_applwzd_ui?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9RTMzNjNDMzZENTlFNkZGMThDQ0EwMDUwNTY5RDAwN0MmY2FuZF90eXBlPWU%3d&sap-client=001#

For questions about this vacancy, please contact: Dr. N de Vries, tel: 020-5665996.