PhD candidate on microbiome-derived bacterial membrane vesicles, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, NUTRIM - Department of Medical Microbiology

The Department of Medical Microbiology has a strong focus on clinical diagnostics and scientific research in the fields of infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, molecular typing and the human microbiome.

The Department of Human Biology has a main interest in metabolic inter-organ crosstalk between the gut, adipose tissue, liver, and skeletal muscle in the etiology of obesity, insulin resistance and cardiometabolic complications (www.nimolab.nl ).

You will be part of the collaboration between both Dept., an international group of PI’s, post-doctoral fellows, PhD students and research technicians.

Both research groups have strong links with clinical departments (e.g., gastroenterology, pulmonology and pediatrics) within the Maastricht UMC+ as well as many (inter)national collaborations with academic and industrial partners within the context of multiple (inter)national consortia, including the Top Institute Food and Nutrition (TIFN), NWO-Carbohydrate Competence Center, Joint Programme Initiatives HDHL Intestinal Microbiomics and Million Microbiomes of Humans Projec. The lab has on-site automated sample processing as well as next-generation sequencing, and primary cell culture facilities.

NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research

NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism is part of the Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences of the Maastricht University. NUTRIM catalyses translational research into metabolic and chronic inflammatory disorders (i.e. metabolic syndrome/diabetes, IBD/intestinal failure and COPD) that will contribute to innovative personalized lifestyle and medicine approaches with a focus on nutrition, toxicology and metabolism. Within NUTRIM, approximately 400 scientists including 245 PhD students, and an additional 70 support staff members work interdisciplinary together in 16 Biomedical, clinical, and behavioral-science departments. Through its research master and PhD programme NUTRIM aims to educate investigators of high scientific excellence and ambassadors to support and develop this research field.

More information:
https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/graduate-schools/school-nutrition-and-translational-research-metabolism