PhD Fellowship in DC 8 – Mechano-chemo models of the knee and intervertebral disc joints, to explore the emergence of age-related risk factors of degeneration
PhD Fellowship in DC 8 – Mechano-chemo models of the knee and intervertebral disc joints, to explore the emergence of age-related risk factors of degeneration
- Application deadline: 29/11/2024
- Status: CLOSED
15/10/2024
A 4-years PhD position is available in the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) InSilicoHealth - Training the virtual twin professionals to support healthy ageing, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Programme.
InSilicoHealth is an innovative Doctoral Network (DN) with the ambition to train a new generation of outstanding Doctoral Candidates (DC) that will become effective translators of the rapidly evolving digital technology to tackle existing and future challenges related with healthy ageing in Europe. The research focus of this DN lies in three key domains: the brain, heart, and musculoskeletal (MSK) systems. In the realm of digital technology, InSilicoHealth specifically focuses on virtual human twin (VHT) technology to enhance our understanding of the age-related adaptive changes of the complex human body through predictive multi-scale simulations. The research methodology employs knowledge-driven models enhanced by advanced data-driven inference techniques to optimize the health potential of older individuals.
This PhD project will focus on coupling biological regulatory network and organ finite element models to define risk factors of different rates or organ ageing in personalised models related with patient (osteoarthritis, low back pain) and population cohorts, with which UPF works.
- Starting date (planned): January, 2025