Scholarship: Fully funded
Degree: BS, MS, PhD
Nationality: International Students
Location: Denmark
Application deadlines: Open until all positions are filled
Scholarship Description:
The University of Copenhagen (English: University of Copenhagen; Danish: Københavns Universitet; abbreviation: UCPH / KU) is located in Copenhagen, the capital of the Kingdom of Denmark, and is a member of the 4EU+ consortium, the International Union of Research Universities, the European Union of Research Universities, the European Capital University Consortium, and the European University Association. The University was founded in 1479 and has a history of over 500 years. From its beginnings as a socially prominent university, it has grown to become a world-leading research university with a comprehensive range of disciplines and a combination of education and research.
As one of Europe’s leading educational and research institutions, the University of Copenhagen has six faculties, including 36 departments and more than 200 research centers, and is ranked among the world’s top universities. The University of Copenhagen is ranked 30th in the 2021 Soft World University Rankings, 96th in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 79th in the 2022 QS World University Rankings, and 37th in the 2022 U.S. News World University Rankings.
The University of Copenhagen is the 4th in Europe in terms of research funding, after Cambridge University, Oxford University and ETH Zurich. By the end of 2018, 39 alumni had won the Nobel Prize .
Available Subjects:
- PhD Position Summary/Title: PhD Fellowship in Environmental Toxicology
It is not possible to assess the risk of all chemical contaminants to all species in the environment under a wide range of environmental conditions. Therefore, chemical risk assessment relies on models that can predict chemical fate and biological effects across species and endpoints. Several models exist, but few have been adequately evaluated for their ability to predict fate and effects under similar natural conditions.The overall goal of QTOX is to address the robustness of a model that is based on mechanistic knowledge of potential processes in the exposure-to-impact chain, across all levels of biological organization, closely related to regulatory endpoints, and under environmentally realistic conditions, i.e., including long-term exposure to chemical mixtures kinetics. The robustness of all models will be evaluated in microscopic scenarios under two environmental regimes, Spanish and Dutch, respectively. Read more about the project www.qtox.eu当前博士的目标 is to model the exposure of different species of aquatic plants and algae to chemicals (herbicides and metal complexes such as Cu-pyridinethione and Zn-pyridinethione) specifically targeted at primary producers.
Deadline: December 16, 2022
https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=157507
- PhD Position Summary/Title: PhD Fellowship in Environmental Toxicology
It is not possible to assess the risk of all chemical contaminants to all species in the environment under a wide range of environmental conditions. Therefore, chemical risk assessment relies on models that can predict chemical fate and biological effects across species and endpoints. Several models exist, but few have been adequately evaluated for their ability to predict fate and effects under similar natural conditions.The overall goal of QTOX is to address the robustness of a model that is based on mechanistic knowledge of potential processes in the exposure-to-impact chain, across all levels of biological organization, closely related to regulatory endpoints, and under environmentally realistic conditions, i.e., including long-term exposure to chemical mixtures kinetics. The robustness of all models will be evaluated in microscopic scenarios under two environmental regimes, Spanish and Dutch, respectively. Read more about the project at www.qtox.eu
Deadline: December 16, 2022
https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=157508
- PhD Position Summary/Position: PhD Scholarship to discover mechanisms of cachexia and insulin resistance in lung cancer patients at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Although often overlooked, metabolic dysfunction is a comorbid condition in many types of cancer. Disruptions in glucose metabolism and insulin resistance in cancer are of concern as they are strongly associated with reduced survival and increased cancer recurrence rates. In addition, cancer patients with reduced muscle mass (cachexia) are at increased risk for a variety of adverse outcomes, including decreased survival. For this PhD fellowship, we are looking for a candidate who will work on three studies that, as a whole, will bring new insights into metabolic and endocrine dysfunction in patients with cancer cachexia who have advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ) receiving palliative and life-prolonging care in Rigshospitalet’s oncology department.
Deadline: December 10, 2022