Doctoral Researcher in Translational Neuroscience

Université du Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Alzette, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Posted June 13, 2026

Job Description

Your role

The PhD student will work on a project focusing on GBA1-associated Parkinson’s disease. The project aims to validate small-molecule compounds that rescue disease-associated cellular phenotypes in iPSC-derived neuronal models and midbrain organoids, with the goal of developing precision therapeutic approaches for genetically stratified PD subgroups.



Key Responsibilities:



  • Generation of iPSCs from patient-donated fibroblasts
  • Differentiate iPSCs into midbrain dopaminergic neurons and organoids for phenotyping and compound testing
  • High content imaging and automated image-analysis
  • Analyze omics data
  • Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams of computational biologists, neuroscientists, and clinicians
  • Prepare manuscripts, reports, and present findings at national and international conferences

Your profile

  • Master’s degree in ...