Developing New Treatments for Respiratory Diseases such as Asthma, COPD, Fibrosi

Overview:

Outstanding candidates with a background in biomedical sciences, pharmacology, or pharmacy or similar are invited to apply for a fully funded PhD scholarship under the supervision of Prof Phil Hansbro at the Centre For Inflammation, Centenary institute.

Our focus is on investigating the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma, lung cancer and infections using mouse and human tissues. Our group is made of “clusters” who specialize in areas including 1) chronic respiratory disease in general, 2) bioinformatic analyses of genome-scale datasets, 3) epigenomics studies, 4) mitochondria, oxidative stress and immunometabolism, 5) microbiome studies, and 6) exosome studies of human and mouse tissues. We have also established our own COVID-19 PC3 laboratory.

Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree with at least a credit average (or equivalent) and have research experience through an Honours program (first class, or second class division one) or a Master’s degree by research in a relevant subject.

Who is eligible?

• Applicants must be either permanent Australian residents or New Zealand citizens.
• Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in a biomedical or biological science
• Have a strong academic record and prior laboratory experience
• Completion of Honours degree with First Class, or Second Class Division 1; or MSc Research; or MSc Coursework with a research thesis of at least 6 months.

Selection process:

• be highly motivated and capable of independent work
• have a strong team focus
• possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work with a diverse range of people and within established collaborative teams
• have knowledge of a research/laboratory environment and requirements
• be computer literate in standard research software
• be able to maintain thorough laboratory records
• experience with standard lab techniques such as ELISA, RNA extraction, reverse transcription, qPCR, western blotting, cell culture, aseptic technique, histological analysis, Immunohistochemistry, Immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, and primer design
• Be able to conduct in vivo mouse models.