The interdisciplinary 3RTG Graduate School invites applications for PhD positions in the field of infectious disease research using animal models. Our program focuses on understanding hostpathogen interactions across species (mice, chickens, pigs, dogs) using well-established viral (e.g., Marek’s disease virus, Theiler virus, Hepatitis E), bacterial (e.g., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius), and parasitic (e.g., Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Giardia muris) infection models.
Get insights into the stress responses and behavioural changes to increase knowledge of the respective diseases while also contributing to minimise the disease burden on the experimental animals. This strategy will allow to compare stress responses and behavioural data between different species and classes of pathogens, leading to important synergies by using standardised methods.
Freie Universität Berlin is offering 7 doctoral positions at the Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy as well as the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Freie Universität Berlin in one of the following projects:
- Stress response markers and behavioural changes in viral C’S infections (Project P01:
Prof. Dr. Sonja Bröer) - Analysis of a non-invasive method to determine immune- and stress-related responses in
intestinal infections (Project P02: Prof. Dr. Susanne Hartmann) - Canine pyoderma: identification of biomarkers, phage therapy and refinement of the animal
model (Project PO4: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bäumer) - Identification of stress response markers and visual refinement of Marek’s disease virus
infections in chickens (Project P05: Prof. Dr. Benedikt Kaufer) - Assessment of established and novel stress biomarkers in host/pathogen infection models (Project P07a: Prof. Dr. Maria Parr)
- Assessment of established and novel stress biomarkers in host/pathogen infection models
(Project P07b: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Kleuser) - Al based assessment of behaviour and thermal changes in veterinary infectious disease
models (Project P08: Prof. Dr. Christa Thöne-Reineke) - Apply here
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