PhD Scholarship: 3D Cochlear Histopathology & Aging
DTU Sundhedsteknologi (Kgs. Lyngby)
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Job summary
DTU Health Tech invites applicants for a 3-year PhD scholarship focusing on 3D cochlear histopathology in ageing and systemic disease. The project develops immunolabelling and light-sheet imaging pipelines in rodent models, aiming to deepen understanding of hearing loss and inform therapies.
You will join the Centre for Auditory Neuroscience within the Hearing Systems section and collaborate with neuroscience, cognitive science, and medical experts, with opportunities for international
Qualifications
- Two-year master's degree in neuroscience, biomedicine, or related field.
- Hands-on experience with rodents in a research setting.
- Experience with immunofluorescent tissue labelling and tissue-processing.
- Experience acquiring and evaluating fluorescence microscopy data.
- Strong written and spoken English.
Responsibilities
- Design and carry out experimental studies in rodent models of hearing loss.
- Develop and validate tissue clearing and whole-organ immunolabelling protocols.
- Acquire light-sheet microscopy datasets from intact cochleae.
- Develop quantitative measures of cochlear pathology and image-analysis pipelines.
- Interpret findings in relation to auditory function and disease markers.
- Publish papers, present at conferences, and contribute to teaching and supervision.
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DTU Health Tech invites applicants for a 3-year PhD scholarship focusing on 3D cochlear histopathology in ageing and systemic disease. The project develops immunolabelling and light-sheet imaging pipelines in rodent models, aiming to deepen understanding of hearing loss and inform therapies.
You will join the Centre for Auditory Neuroscience within the Hearing Systems section and collaborate with neuroscience, cognitive science, and medical experts, with opportunities for international
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