Offer Description
The Research Programme
CombiDiag is Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) funded under the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actionsto train ten Doctoral Candidates (DC) for the field of multimodal peripheral markers and their combinatorial use for diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. It brings together leading academic and industrial experts from six countries in Europe, and uses their synergies to build a triple-i (interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international) research & training platform with the required multidisciplinary expertise and cutting-edge technologies. CombiDiag Fellows will be trained under the Vitae Researcher Development Framework innovatively combined with the CombiDiag research platform for gaining interdisciplinary scientific and transferable skills as well as personal quality, creative thinking and business mind-set. The MSCA-DN has a highly innovative research programme for the discovery of AD peripheral markers, including body fluids, digital biomarkers, and brain activity, preclinical and clinical validation, development of novel biosensing techniques and point of care tools for clinical research and care delivery and technological exploitation of the diagnostics. The advances of the CombiDiag project will strongly support improved care provision and development of disease-modifying treatments and preventive strategies for dementia patients, and most importantly produce a new generation of Fellows who will take leading roles in future developments in this and related areas.
The PhD fellowship at the Institute of Health Carlos III (Spain)
The PhD position is for translational basic research. The PhD project mainly investigate the possible consequences of reduced lactoferrin levels in saliva in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). It will include: evaluation of cross-sectional control-case studies with different cohorts, in collaboration with others partners; and analyze of immune and inflammatory responses in saliva of AD patients, including saliva microbiome components, immune and inflammatory markers, and cellular and molecular processes associated with oral dysbiosis in AD.
Application process
CombiDiag Fellows are required to apply to, and be admitted by, their host Institutions or academic partners for their PhD degrees. Fellows are exempt from tuition fees for their PhD studies.
Links for Information relating to the PhD Programmes and the admission procedure.
https://medicina.ucm.es/doctorado
PhD Programme enrolment required
https://medicina.ucm.es/estudios/doctorado-medicoquirurgicas
Contact person
Dr. Eva Carro
Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease Unit, Chronic Disease Programme
Instituto de Salud Carlos III,
28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
CIBERNED, Spain
Phone: +34 918223995
E-mail: eva.carro@isciii.es
Requirements
- Research Field
- Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Essential qualifications
First degree in cognitive science, psychology, medicine, gerontology or related field
Preferred qualifications/experiences
Master degree or equivalent in cognitive science, biology, medicine, or related field in biomedical research, neurosciences, or biochemical.
Required languages
ENGLISH: fluent in speaking, reading and writing, for applicants whose native language is not English, a minimum of IELTS 6.5 is required
SPANISH: basis knowledge in speaking, reading and writing, for applicants whose native language is not Spanish, a minimum of A2 equivalent is desired.
When short-listing of candidates, CombiDiag must comply with the following rules:
- MSCA Doctoral Candidates rules: Candidates must be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research career and have not been awarded a doctoral degree. Research experience is calculated from the date they obtained a qualification (Masters or equivalent) allowing them to embark on a doctorate.
- MSCA mobility rules: Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary (Spain) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account. For international European interest organisations or international organisations, recruited fellows must not have spent more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date at the same appointing organisation.
- Equality rules: All candidates have the equal rights to be selected irrespective of their nationality, race and gender.
- Degree: Academic qualifications request validation in Spain
Additional Information
Salary according to EU and MSCA regulations
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