Students interested in pursuing a PhD in developmental biology, cell biology, genomics or neuroscience are invited to discover the opportunities currently available at the Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM), a research institute affiliated with CNRS and Aix-Marseille Université.
This year, 13 PhD projects at IBDM are eligible for the Life Science Doctoral School Contest, offering a wide range of research topics across several major fields in biology.Applicants interested in one of these PhD opportunities are encouraged to contact the project supervisors directly.
Cell Biology
- Role of microRNAs in synaptic plasticity — Christophe Béclin
- Function of CDK7 in the alternative cell cycle operating during multiciliated cell differentiation — Camille Boutin
- Study of epithelial morphogenesis during intestinal development — Delphine Delacour
- Gut-neuroimmune mechanisms driving paclitaxel-induced chronic neuropathic pain: role of C-LTMRs — Aziz Moqrich, Karine Magalon
- Role of microtubule dynamics and regulation in neuronal morphogenesis — Thomas Lecuit, Claire Bertet
- Chromatin architecture and transvection: how TAD boundaries modulate allelic interactions in sex-specific gene expression — Benjamin Prud’homme
- Regulation of transcription factor localization and cell differentiation by oxygen levels — Vincent Bertrand
- Deciphering the therapeutic effect of VEGFB in ischemic heart disease — Lucile Miquerol, Gaetano D’Amato
- Tracking local protein synthesis events in axon growth and regrowth — Julia Schaeffer
- Tracing cerebellar progenitor differentiation trajectories during development and upon genetic perturbations — Cédric Maurange, Mehdi Saadaoui
- Deciphering how protein sequence determines the function of Hox transcription factors — Yacine Graba
Genomics
- Multimodal modelling of mitochondrial content, metabolism and shape transitions during cellular differentiation — Bianca Habermann
More information about the application process and the competition rules is available through the Life Science Doctoral School.
Application deadline: May 11.
