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
- CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute): focus on public health research and healthcare innovation
- CARIM (School for Cardiovascular Diseases): top institute for translational cardiovascular research in Europe
- GROW (School for Oncology and Developmental Biology): focus on genetics, cancer, fertility, early development, and ethics
- MHeNS (School for Mental Health and Neuroscience): strive to advance understanding of brain-behaviour relationships
- NUTRIM (School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism): contribute to health maintenance and personalised medicine
- SHE (School of Health Professions Education): research and innovation in health professions education
Research institutes
- M4I (Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute): a leading international molecular imaging center relevant for science, education, economy and society
- 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
