PhD opportunity - Understanding and engineering the cellular properties of g-quadruplex ligands

CNRS - IPBS and CBI-Toulouse; France; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

CNRS - IPBS and CBI-Toulouse in Toulouse invites motivated PhD candidates to join the BEST Doctoral Programme. The project is titled Understanding and engineering the cellular properties of g-quadruplex ligands and will be jointly supervised by Dr Dennis Gomez (IPBS, Toulouse) and Dr Anne Petitjean’s team (Queen’s University, Canada).

Please ensure you meet all eligibility criteria before applying. The position offers access to premier cancer biology, immunology, and pharmacology resources

Qualifications

• Candidates must meet all eligibility criteria for the BEST Doctoral Programme.

Job description

Organisation/Company CNRS - IPBS -Toulouse Department Biology Research Field Biological sciences » Biology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 23 Nov 2026 - 10:00 (UTC) Country France Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe – COFUND Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The IPBS (Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology) is seeking motivated PhD candidates as part of the BEST Doctoral Programme of the University of Toulouse.

Located in Toulouse, in, IPBS is a leading research institute affiliated with the National Center for Scientific Research ( CNRS ) – the largest public research organization in France – and the University of Toulouse.

IPBS conducts state-of the-art research in cancer biology, immunology, microbiology, structural biology and biophysics. It is a world leader in the discovery, characterization, validation and exploitation of novel pathways and pharmacological targets in the fields of cancer, infection, and inflammation. The institue combines molecular and cellular biology approaches and in vivo experiments.

This PhD opportunity is entitled : Understanding and engineering the cellular properties of g-quadruplex ligands

The PhD will be jointly supervised by Dr Dennis Gomez from the Deciphering & Drugging DNA Repair team at IPBS (Toulouse, France) and Dr Anne Petitjean’s team at Queen’s University (Canada)

Please ensure that you meet all the eligibility criteria before applying.