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The Mechanisms of Inherited Kidney Disorders (MIKD) has been granted two PhD training positions in the frame of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action within the Innovative Training Network calls of the European Union-funded Horizon 2020 Program. These PhD traineeships are part of Horizon 2020 Grants acquired by different Consortia where Academia and Industry work closely together. Recruitment of PhD candidates with a focus on cell biology and/or genetics will start in March 2020 (applications are welcome).
The goal of the TrainCDKis Project (ID 860977) is to provide a multidisciplinary training programme to top-level young scientists to develop creative solutions for chronic kidney disease – from genetic modifiers to drug discovery. Chronic kidney disease is characterized by the progressive decline of renal function, associated with impaired quality of life and reduced life expectancy. It affects 10-15% of the worldwide population and is recognized as an increasing global health problem with a substantial burden on health-care budgets. The research projects within TrainCKDis will address key challenges focusing at genetic and epigenetic modifiers able of identifying patients that are predisposed to disease progression, biomarkers for disease monitoring and identification of novel therapeutic targets to impact the limited treatment options.
TrainCKDis: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/860977/de
Contact: mikado@physiol.uzh.ch OR olivier.devuyst@uzh.ch
