CSC PhD project outlines

The multidisciplinary research of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences focuses on a set of themes or research programmes, that are conducted in close collaboration with Maastricht UMC+ (MUMC+) and the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. The research programmes are embedded in six Schools and two institutes, M4I and MERLN.

Proposals

• Advanced vascular retinal imaging 
• Genomic Exploration of Alzheimer's Disease and Environmental Risk Factors
• Investigation of Protein Arginine Deiminase (PAD4) and Neutrophil Elastase (NE) interactions Translation of molecular mechanism into novel therapeutic options to treat immunothrombotic disease  
• Profiling Volatile Metabolites and Gut Microbiome in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 
• Towards a characterization of the caval bodies
• The role of cardiometabolism in the pathophysiology of psychosis

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Graduate Schools

1. CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute): focus on public health research and healthcare innovation
2. CARIM (School for Cardiovascular Diseases): top institute for translational cardiovascular research in Europe
3. GROW (School for Oncology and Developmental Biology): focus on genetics, cancer, fertility, early development, and ethics
4. MHeNS (School for Mental Health and Neuroscience): strive to advance understanding of brain-behaviour relationships
5. NUTRIM (School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism): contribute to health maintenance and personalised medicine
6. SHE (School of Health Professions Education): research and innovation in health professions education

Research institutes

1. M4I (Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute): a leading international molecular imaging center relevant for science, education, economy and society
2. MERLN (Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine): specialises in technology for regeneration from bone to complex organs

Contact
 CSC scholarship officer: Luc van den Akker
 UM-China@maastrichtuniversity.nl

 Coordinator (Primary Care and Public Health): Prof. dr. Thomas Krafft
 thomas.krafft@maastrichtuniversity.nl