IDIBAPS offers five predoctoral fellowships funded by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación

Successful candidates will join an international and dynamic environment, with opportunities for training and career development, access to state-of-the-art facilities, and working conditions recognized through the European Commission’s HR Excellence in Research award. Fellows will receive mentorship and supervision within their host research groups. In addition, IDIBAPS organizes internal seminars, courses, and workshops, fostering professional development and social interaction through the PhD Community, which fellows are encouraged to join.

The call offers applicants the opportunity to choose up to two potential host groups, covering a broad range of biomedical research areas. The start date of each contract will be agreed between the candidate and the principal investigator, in accordance with the timelines established in the project call linked to the funding.

For further information, please refer to the job offer. The deadline for submitting applications is 25 October. The following research groups are offering PhD fellowships in this call:

1. Neuronal control of metabolism (NeuCoMe)
   Principal investigator: Marc Claret
   Project: Glycogen-dependent regulation of hypothalamic tanycytes in systemic metabolic homeostasis (GLYCOTAN)
2. Translational research in hepatic oncology
   Principal investigator: Josep M. Llovet
   Project: Characterization and Impact of Intratumoral and Gut Microbiome on Immunotherapy Response in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
3. Inflammation and liver disease
   Principal investigator: Joan Clària
   Project: Network-based integration of lipidomics and transcriptomics data to tackle immune dysfunction in advanced chronic liver disease (INSPIRE)
4. Cellular immunotherapies for cancer
   Principal investigator: Alba Rodríguez-García
   Project:  miRNA-regulated logic-gated multispecific CAR-T cells to overcome tumor heterogeneity and stromal barriers in solid tumors
5. Cellular immunotherapies for cancer
   Principal investigator: Sònia Guedan
   Project: Next-Generation CAR-T Cells: Precision Genome Editing for Long-Term Function in Solid Tumors