PhD Studentships in Innovative Biomedical Technologies, Italy

PhD Studentships in Innovative Biomedical Technologies, Italy

Four PhD studentships in Innovative Biomedical Technologies, an international and multidisciplinary joint doctoral program of two Italian Universities (University of Eastern Piedmont at Novara and University of Insubria at Varese) and two USA Institutions (University of New Mexico at Albuquerque and Los Alamos National Laboratory at Los Alamos)

Job Title:
PhD Studentships in “Innovative Biomedical Technologies”

Job Description:
The PhD program in “Innovative Biomedical Technologies” (IBT) is an international and multidisciplinary joint postgraduate training program provided by the University of Eastern Piedmont at Novara and the University of Insubria at Varese (Italy) in collaboration with the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA).

The IBT Program offers four scholarships for the following topics:

“Tumor immunotherapy and vaccines”.
Steward Department: Department of Experimental Medicine, Varese, Italy.

“Vaccines for therapy of autoimmunity”.
Steward Department: Department of Medical Sciences, Novara, Italy.

“Innovative tools for the diagnosis of autoimmunity”.
Steward Department: Department of Medical Sciences, Novara, Italy.

“Interferon and autoimmunity”.
Steward Department: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Novara, Italy.

The program is funded by the Fondazione Cariplo and comprises grants for specific educational activities and research stages in the participating or other institutions.

Highly qualified and motivated students of any nationality are invited to apply for the 3-year studentships. Applicants shall hold a M.Sc. or equivalent degree. Students are recruited by a structured selection and interview process, and are enrolled as graduate students at the Universities of steward departments.

The deadline of the call for application is September 15th, 2010.

For application and more details please visit:
www.med.unipmn.it/dsm/itb/