PhD Candidate (m/f/d) research group Neurohomeostasis, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

Branche: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Branche: Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

The University Hospital Bonn (UKB) is a maximum care hospital with more than 1,300 beds. Our more than 9,000 employees take on tasks in research, teaching and patient care as well as in public health at the highest level. In the science ranking (LOMV) and in the economic result, the UKB is number 1 of the university hospitals in NRW and in 2021 had the third highest case mix index of the university hospitals in Germany.

The following 65% part-time position is to be filled as soon as possible in the research group Neurohomeostasis, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University Hospital Bonn:

PhD Candidate (m/f/d)

Due to third party funding (Volkswagen Foundation*), the position is limited to 3 years.

Our research focuses on understanding the intricate links between stress, proteostasis, and cellular function, aiming to identify promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Taking a multidisciplinary and translational approach, we combine cell models, animal experiments, and human studies with protein biochemistry, pharmacology, and advanced multi-omics techniques.

The offered project challenges the traditional view of depression by investigating peripheral mood engrams that influence mental health. This includes the analysis of metabolomic and proteomic changes outside the brain as well as plasma transfer experiments.