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10 Jan 2023
Offer of 10 pre-doctoral contracts associated with the strategic program Severo Ochoa of the CIB Margarita Salas
Call of AEI for “Ayudas para contratos predoctorales para la formación de doctores/as 2022”
The Margarita Salas Biological Research Center offers 10 pre-doctoral contracts (FPI) associated with the research lines of the center's Severo Ochoa program. Each contract will last four years and its objective is to carry out a doctoral thesis within the lines of research indicated below. Interested persons can contact the researchers who will supervise the doctoral thesis for any clarification about the contract. Details on the requirements and application procedure can be found in the website indicated above.
Applications: from 12th to 26th January 2023
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-1
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
Title: Search and engineering of fungal oxidases for the degradation of plastic polymers
Supervisors: Susana Camarero and Javier Ruiz-Dueñas
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-2
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Title: New strategies with small molecules for in vitro regeneration of plants in the improvement and adaptation of agroforestry species to climate change
Supervisors: Pilar S. Testillano and Carmen Gil
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-3
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: UNDERSTANDING DISEASE (I)
Title: Functional reprogramming of human macrophages by the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)
Supervisors: Ángel Corbí and José Luis Rodríguez
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-4
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: UNDERSTANDING DISEASE (II)
Title: Exchange of EV vesicles between senescent microglia and photoreceptor cells in murine models of Retinitis Pigmentosa and modulating effect of neurodegeneration by senolytic and senomorphic drugs
Supervisors: Catalina Hernández and Ana O’Loghlen
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-5
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN HEALTH (I)
Title: Synthesis and design of functional biomaterials for biomedical applications through a multidisciplinary strategy
Supervisors: Auxiliadora Prieto and Ana Martínez
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-6
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN HEALTH (II)
Title: Solenoid beta-beta domains as tools for molecular recognition of polymers: use as antimicrobials of respiratory pathogens and in dental health
Supervisors: Jesús Sanz and Javier Cañada
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-7
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: FIGHTING DISEASE (I)
Title: Design and synthesis of selective MLK3 inhibitors as neuroprotective agents for the treatment of ALS
Supervisors: Ana Martínez and Daniel Lietha
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-8
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: FIGHTING DISEASE (II)
Title: Understanding the role of MAM (mitochondrial-associated membranes) and mitochondrial alterations in the pathogenesis of cardiopulmonary disorders: looking for new therapeutic targets
Supervisors: Eduardo Oliver and Estela Area
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-9
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: UNDERSTANDING CELLULAR MACHINES (I)
Title: Cross-talk between actin and microtubule cytoskeletons: new antitumor and antifungal targets
Supervisors: Eduardo Espeso and Fernando Díaz
Reference: CEX2021-001226-S-20-10
Research line of the Severo Ochoa program of CIB: UNDERSTANDING CELLULAR MACHINES (II)
Title: Design of new antimicrobials by synthetic biology and nanobiotechnology: the bacterial envelope as target
Supervisors: Germán Rivas and Jesús Sanz