Rabu, 25 Mei 2011

VU University Medical Center Offers Doctorate Position Physics of Spine Development

Computer Science Phd Candidates we are looking for a new must pass from the MSc program in physics, biochemistry, medical physics, or highly related field. Other requirements are: Knowledge and experience in soft matter physics or materials science, Additional experience with cells or biomolecules is a plus; strong affinity for multidisciplinary research; Capacity to write and communicate fluently in English.

Open Scholarship for International Students: None

Scholarship Description: Computer Science Phd spine is a very complex structure and remarkable: it consists of stacks of bone vertebrae separated by intervertebral discs of cartilage that acts as an elastic hinge. This is an open question how such a functional structure of complex forms during embryonic development. It seems that physical processes play an important role, because the architecture of both the vertebral bone and intervertebral discs appear to optimally structured to handle specific loads. http://www.callforpapersinfo.com
http://thescholarshipprogramme.com Your mechanical position is part of the recently awarded (Vici-award) multi-disciplinary research program on self-organization
structured connective tissue. The Computer Science Phd main hypothesis is that mechanical signals direct the activities of cells as well as assembly and alignment of extracellular matrix molecules. The aim of this project is to measure the PhD physical cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions by optical tweazers; to explain the process of extra-cellular matrix assembly itself with microscopy, and to measure the mechanical properties of cells and extracellular matrix components by microrheology. Other Computer Science Phd positions in this program will address the biology of spinal cord development and computational modeling of self-assembly in connective tissue.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: Until May 31, 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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