PhD fellowship in organoid-infection biology
PhD fellowship in organoid-infection biology.
In this exciting PhD project you will explore how age and Helicobacter pylori infection shape the cellular composition, transcriptional programs, and developmental trajectories of the gastric epithelium.
Associate Professor Sandra Breum Andersen's group offers a very interesting PhD fellowship commencing 01.03.2026 or as soon as possible hereafter. Sandra will be the principal supervisor.
Project description:
In the PhD project you will explore how age and Helicobacter pylori infection shape the cellular composition, transcriptional programs, and developmental trajectories of the gastric epithelium. Early-life infection with H. pylori has lifelong consequences, from chronic gastritis to gastric cancer but also protection against asthma and allergies. The cellular mechanisms by which infection perturbs epithelial development remain unclear. We will use single-cell transcriptomics, immunofluorescent microscopy and methylation sequencing to resolve this, working with stomach glands from mice and derived gastric organoid cultures.
Application deadline: 7 December, 23.59pm CET.