15 international PhD fellowships in AFib-TrainNet

15 international PhD fellowships in Atrial Fibrillation – AFib-TrainNet consortium (EU Marie Curie ITN actions) : Copenhagen, Denmark

The AFib-TrainNet ETN (http://afib.ku.dk/) is currently advertising 15 PhD fellowships at 7 partner institutions all over Europe. This doctoral training network consists of top research institutions and highly specialized biotech companies with the complementary competences needed to produce both outstanding research results and an excellent training environment for early stage researchers (ESRs). In the Network, all 15 ESRs from the partner institutions will enroll simultaneously (March 2016), and together benefit from an extensive web of training events. AFib-TrainNet also features a number of longer secondment periods to additional partners within the Network.

Introduction to the University of Copenhagen

• This coordinated research exchange reflects our focus on top-level interdisciplinary science, and ensures that ESRs have the opportunity to forge strong relationships cross-network and reap the benefits of the world-class, highly interdisciplinary team of collaborating partners.

The following positions are now open:

1. PhD fellowship in "Development and exploitation of atrial fibrillation in horses"
2. PhD fellowship: “Establishing an AF pig model for electrophysiological and pharmacological investigations”
3. PhD fellowship in “Regulation and antiarrhythmic potential of atrial I_K,_Ach ”
4. PhD fellowship in “Regulation and quantification of atrial I_SK in health and disease"
5. PhD fellowship: “SK channel inhibition by different mechanisms of action”

Objectives of AFib-TrainNet

The AFib-TrainNet project are working towards four objectives. Our objectives are to:

• Train the next generation of excellent researchers for interdisciplinary careers in basic, applied and translational cardiovascular and pharmacological research.

• Develop cutting-edge technologies and methods for AF research by bringing together eminent experts from both industry and academia, including biologists, physiologists, pharmacologists, computational scientist and clinicians.

• Pursue key biological targets, all the way from early stage to pre-clinical investigation.

• Build a high-impact structure ensuring multi-level dissemination and exploitation of all results.

If interested, please follow the link to the AFib-TrainNet homepage for further information about individual ESRprojects, for contact information, and to apply.

Read More

• http://afib.ku.dk/calls/