Doctoral student position in enteric neuroscience

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To be a doctoral student means to devote oneself to a research project under supervision of experienced researchers and following an individual study plan. For a doctoral degree, the equivalent of four years of full-time doctoral education is required.

The research group

The Marklund lab addresses fundamental research questions in Enteric Nervous System (ENS) biology with a focus on neural cell diversity. The ENS regulates essential gastrointestinal functions including motility and secretion, yet the role of enteric interneurons remains poorly understood. The team has identified molecularly distinct neuronal and glial cell types as well as a new conceptual model for how neuron types emerge during ENS development (Morarach et al., 2021, Li et al; 2025). These discoveries form the basis for projects aimed at determining precise roles of defined neuron types an...