Application Deadline: 15.12.2023

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We have a vacancy for a highly motivated PhD candidate to join the Bionanotechnology and Biomaterials group at the Department of Physics, section for Biophysics and Medical Technology. The objective of the PhD project is to develop, fabricate and study advanced nanostructured surfaces that can be used to probe how cells respond to mechanical inputs. The shape and structure of the cell nucleus are vital indicators of cancer and are critical for diagnostics and treatment development.

Yet, existing tools for inducing controlled nuclear deformations and measuring cell and nuclear responses are inadequate, leaving life science researchers without sufficient means to advance their understanding in these areas. The position will allow the candidate to become expert in micro- and nanotechnology for biomedical research.

The main supervisor of the PhD candidate will be Professor Pawel Sikorski. The project part of a larger research effort, coordinated by Associate Prof. Jonas Paulsen and in collaboration with Prof Cinzia Progida at The Department of Biosciences, UiO