Institut Curie is providing a wonderful opportunity through its PhD international program called EuReCa. The positions are open for the academic year 2021/2022.
There are 12 positions designed for talented international students who wish to commence a PhD degree program at Institut Curie.
Open positions
Project 1
Acentrosomal microtubule organization in neural stem cells
Thesis supervisor(s): Alexandre Baffet
Research group: Cell Biology of Mammalian Neurogenesis
Project 2
Deciphering the role of transcription-replication conflict and R-loop in causing genome instability in breast cancer
Thesis supervisor(s): Chunlong Chen
Research group: Replication Program and Genome Instability
Project 3
Extracellular Vesicles in invasion, metastasis and ferroptosis resistance: a specific role for CD133/Prominin in aggressive gastrointestinal carcinoma
Thesis supervisor(s): Gisela D’Angelo & Sarah Watson
Research group: Structure and Membrane Compartments
Project 4
A multidisciplinary approach to determine the 3-dimensional organization of centromeres in mitosis
Thesis supervisor(s): Ines Drinnenberg
Research group: Evolution of Centromeres and Chromosome Segregation
Project 5
Characterization of the functions of protein arginine methyltransferase 4 (PRMT4/CARM1) in triple-negative breast cancers
Thesis supervisor(s): Thierry Dubois
Research group: Breast Cancer Biology
Project 6
Novel chemical tools to study base-excision DNA repair
Thesis supervisor(s): Anton Granzhan & Sophie Bombard
Research group: Chemistry for Nucleic Acid Recognition
Project 7
Control of gut development and physiology by cytokine signaling
Thesis supervisor(s): Pedro Hernandez
Research group: Development and Homeostasis of Mucosal Tissues
Project 8
Immune and epigenetic biomarkers assessments based on a basket prospective trial with Pembrolizumab and Vorinostat in patients with late-stage squamous cell carcinoma
Thesis supervisor(s): Christophe Le Tourneau & Nicolas Servant
Research group: Bioinformatics and Computational Systems Biology of Cancer
Project 9
Mechanotransduction at the Golgi apparatus
Thesis supervisor(s): Jean-Baptiste Manneville & Stéphanie Miserey-Lenkei
Research group: Molecular Mechanisms of Intracellular Transport
Project 10
Identification and targeting of lncRNA sequence motifs regulating melanoma oncogenesis
Thesis supervisor(s): Alena Shkumatava
Research group: LincRNAs in Vertebrate Development
Project 11
Genetic determinants of tumor microenvironment in high grade serous ovarian carcinomas
Thesis supervisor(s): Marc-Henri Stern & Manuel Rodrigues
Research group: DNA Repair and Uveal Melanoma
Project 12
Comparative mechanisms of spindle assembly dynamics and scaling
Thesis supervisor(s): Phong Tran & François Nedelec
Research group: Cytoskeletal Architecture and Cell Morphogenesis
International students willing to apply for the EuReCa PhD Program should inquire about the visa procedure regarding their country. Web site for application & more details: https://training.institut-curie.org/eureca
Benefits: The scholarship winners will receive a salary for the academic year 2021/2022.
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