PhD in modeling of cell migration in complex ECMs to decode the risk for young adult skin cancer

Vacancy number: 16603

Job type: PhD positions

Contract hours min: 38

Contract hours max: 38

Location: Leiden

Applying is possible until: 14 juli 2026

The Faculty of Science, the Mathematical Institute and the Institute of Biology are looking for a PhD Student in Theoretical or Mathematical Biology (1.0 FTE)

What you will do

The opening is for a research position within the field of computational science, mathematical or theoretical biology, computational physics, or applied mathematics. This PhD project is part of the EU project PhotoMel (), a multidisciplinary consortium of 7 European universities and partners. Together, PhotoMel aims to prevent melanoma (skin cancer) onset in young adults by decoding the impact of chemical exposures on UVA-induced damage in early childhood, including ECM remodeling and skin cell mutations that shape the melanoma niche.

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