The doctoral program “ICA” focuses on two pathologies of the
immune system, i.e. the overwhelming allergic immune response and the
inefficient immune response against certain tumors. Both diseases are a growing
concern and there is an urgent medical need to elucidate the underlying
mechanisms for the development of new therapies. The scientific goal of the
program is unraveling the cellular and molecular immunological mechanisms and
pathways and to develop rational and molecule-based strategies for the treatment
of these diseases.
For this purpose, we select excellent graduate students from all over the world, provide an intellectually stimulating environment, excellent instrumental and methodological infrastructure and ambitious scientific projects. Ten research groups with international reputation guarantee high quality research and training. Furthermore, the college structure ensures that students benefit from the collective experience of the researchers.
Program members are employed with full social security coverage at the University of Salzburg and are funded for at least 3 years. The ICA Program gives support for research stays in partner laboratories or universities, travel expenses for visiting congresses, workshops, summerschools and international courses.
With more than fifty percent of female students, the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Salzburg has an impressive portion of young women in science. ICA would like to follow this line, therefore, female students are encouraged to apply for the PhD program.
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