PhD in Cell And Molecular Biology

Do you have a passion for understanding cellular mechanisms and microbial physiology, and translating this to bioprocesses? Are you driven by the challenge of pushing biotechnological innovation to the next level? This PhD position might be for you!/nIn this specific project, you will select specific regulated cell death pathways to be used as cell death switch. By coupling controllable cell death induction with productivity your aim is to increase process efficiency, without compromising product quality. This knowledge will be used to improve the bioproduction of chemicals, including pigments./nUnderstanding and Postponing Yeast Cell Death (UPsYDe) to improve production is a doctoral network of 13 PhD candidates funded by Horizon Europe: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions./nUPsYDe consists of seven host institutes (Wageningen Universiteit, Universidade do Minho, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Austrian Centre for Industrial Biotechnology, Imperial College London, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca and Chalmers Tekniska Högskola) together with fifteen associated partners, ranging from start-up to large biotechnology companies and renowned research institutes. This consortium aims to understand how yeast cells die under industrial process conditions and to use this knowledge to improve biomanufacturing.