PhD position for the IMBRAIN project

To investigate the interaction between the brain and the immune system, in pre-clinical and clinical populations

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate PhD candidate to work on our new project – IMBRAIN - that will investigate neurodevelopmental deficits in inborn errors of immunity. This is a dynamic and collaborative project that combines patient work with pre-clinical experiments.

An increasing number of studies have shown that the brain and the immune system interact in many ways. This interaction suggests that diseases typically considered to involve primarily one of these systems could also affect the other. In IMBRAIN, we will integrate immunology, neuroscience and psychology to untangle the contributions of these systems in disease states. Specifically, we will investigate the presence of neurodevelopmental deficits in inborn errors of immunity.

In IMBRAIN, we will use a specific disease, called APDS, as our mo...