Promoted by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, this doctoral fellowship programme offers 35 fellowships for early-stage researchers of any nationality to pursue their PhD studies in the best Spanish and Portuguese research centres and units with excellence distinction. This frame is addressed exclusively to PhD research projects on STEM disciplines: life sciences and health, experimental sciences, physics, chemistry and mathematics.
In addition to financial support —the programme offers a 3-year employment contract at the research centre; the fellowship includes a training programme in transversal skills such as technology transfer, entrepreneurship, commercialisation of innovation, intellectual property, leadership, creativity, communication, teamwork, personal development, planning, assertiveness and networking.
The selection process is ensured by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, and candidates should apply before January 25, 2023.
The final results will be published on the ”la Caixa” Foundation website on June 8, 2023.
UCIBIO is one of the host institutions and offers eight PhD positions in the following research projects:
1. Bioneedles for tailored pain-free drug delivery
Supervisor: Ana Cecília Roque, Biomolecular Engineering Lab / Co-supervisor: Maria Reis, Biochemical Engineering Lab
More info here
2. Carbon monoxide modulation of Brain Homeostasis: targeting Peroxisome Metabolism
Supervisor: Helena L. A. Vieira, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Lab / Co-supervisor: Helena Coelho, (Bio)molecular Structure and Interactions by NMR Lab
More info here
3. Structural and functional studies on G-quadruplex/nucleolin complex and its role in lung cancer
Supervisor: Eurico Cabrita, (Bio)molecular Structure and Interactions by NMR Lab / Co-supervisor: Maria Joao Romão, Macromolecular Crystallography Lab
More info here
4. Tackling drivers of malignant transformation of polyps to colorectal cancer via Molecular Profilling and Nanotheranostics
Supervisor: Alexandra R Fernandes, Human Genetics and Cancer Therapeutics Lab / Co-supervisor: Pedro Viana Baptista, Nanomedicine Lab
More info here
5. Targeting a ‘toolbox’ of human microbiome O-Glycan-Selective enzymes towards new approaches in cancer research
Supervisor:Angelina S. Palma, GlycoLab- Functional Glycobiology Lab / Co-supervisor: Ana Luísa Carvalho, Macromolecular Crystallography Lab
More info here
6. The Impact of human Aldehyde Oxidase on Drug Metabolism – Structural and Functional studies
Supervisor: Maria Joao Romão, Macromolecular Crystallography Lab / Co-supervisor: Eurico Cabrita, (Bio)molecular Structure and Interactions by NMR Lab
More info here
7. Tools for NanoImmuno Theragnostics of Cancer
Supervisor: Ricardo Franco, Bionano Lab / Co-supervisor: Paula Videira, Glycoimmunology Lab
More info here
8. Tracking the (intra)cellular fate and organelle trafficking of gold nanoparticles in Cancer models
Supervisor: Pedro Viana Baptista, Nanomedicine Lab / Co-supervisor: Alexandra R Fernandes, Human Genetics and Cancer Therapeutics La
More info here
More Information and Application
”laCaixa” Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowship programme
Programme rules - Doctorate INPhINIT Incoming (PDF)