PhD STUDENT

Research Description

Our research is devoted to study the biology of the endothelium and its role in disease towards the development of therapeutic strategies to target this compartment. Specifically, we aim to untacked the fundamental insights of vessel growth and function in developmental setting as well as to identify the pathological contexts in which the vasculature plays a critical role either intrinsically, as in vascular anomalies, or extrinsically as in obesity and cancer.

Please also visit our unit webpage:

https://www.carrerasresearch.org/en/endothelial-pathobiology-andmicroenv...

What we need

- A high level of motivation and interest.

- Master’s degree in a relevant area of Biology, Biochemistry or Medicine

- Ability to handle varying workloads and aptitude for teamwork.

- High level of collaborative and communicative skills.

- Good level of English speaking and writing skills (required). Spanish (helpful).

What we offer

- Temporary position.

- An exciting and innovative research project.

- Working in the mixed basic and clinical research environment of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute.

- Incorporation in a multinational and highly collaborative team.

- The stimulating environment of the Barcelona metropolitan area.

Main Responsibilities

- Characterize blood vessel formation during adipose tissue development using different mouse models.

- Analyze the consequences of high fat diets for blood vessel formation.

- Study the crosstalk between adipocytes and endothelial cells, employing different in vitro and in vivo strategies.