If you’re a Masters degree holder and seeking Fully Funded PhD Programs, Vlaams Institute of Biotechnology, Belgium has several online applications open for PhD programs. Explore the PhD opportunities across diverse research areas and submit your application soon.
1. Fully Funded PhD Position in deep learning in genomics to decode cellular identities in the human brain
Summary of PhD Program:
The Yves Moreau and Stein Aerts research labs are looking for a shared PhD student to apply deep representation learning and large language models to decipher the genomic regulatory code, with a focus on the human brain. You will engineer new AI models to predict cell-type specific expression of all protein-coding genes in the genome, across diverse cell types in different regions of the human brain.
Techniques will include Transformers, self-supervised learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI models. Explainability of your models is essential, to discover new biological rules of the genomic regulatory code. As a secondary aim, your trained models can be applied to interpret human genetic variation and to improve the prediction of disease risk from the genome sequence.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Fully Funded PhD Position in Fluorescent Biosensors in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Summary of PhD Program:
The Messens lab is recognized as a world leader in the redox field, and the lab provides an outstanding position in protein biochemistry in a highly dynamic and team-oriented research group. In this state-of-the-art research setting, you address crucial fundamental questions concerning subcellular dynamics and metabolite communication in neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS. This exciting opportunity involves research at the intersection of protein biochemistry, cell biology, microfluidics, and optics as part of a consortium formed between the Messens lab and specialized labs at the VUB focusing on the design of microfluidic devices with advanced laser optics.
Application Deadline: 1 July 2024
