Available Joint PhD projects
Upcoming KU Leuven-Melbourne Joint PhD research projects are advertised below. Please read the application guidelines before contacting the supervisors.
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How to apply
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST Applicants for KU Leuven-Melbourne Joint PhD projects should: Identify a project of interest Register their interest with the project supervisor based at the University of Melbourne, including the following information: Name, contact details Joint PhD project of interest Cover Letter, CV and Transcript Any supporting documentation Note: All applicants are required to meet the entry requirements for a PhD …
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Subcellular Ca2+ signalling microdomains regulating cardiomyocyte growth and function
This joint PhD project will be based at KU Leuven with a minimum 12 month stay at The University of Melbourne. Project description Precise control of intracellular Ca2+ levels is essential for heart function. Not only do increases in intracellular Ca2+ induce contraction of cardiomyocytes underlying the pumping of the heart, they participate in the regulation of gene expression that mediates long …
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Stem cell therapy for the treatment of achalasia and gastroparesis
This joint PhD project will be based at The University of Melbourne with a minimum 12 month stay at KU Leuven Project title: Stem cell therapy for the treatment of gastrointestinal motility disorders: targeting defects in neuronal wiring Project description Gastroparesis and achalasia are debilitating gastrointestinal disorders caused by the selective loss of nitrergic neurons (which contain neuronal nitric oxide synthase, nNOS) from …
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Defects in long-distance neuronal wiring in the large intestine and in Hirschsprung’s Disease
This joint PhD project will be based at KU Leuven with a minimum 12 month stay at The University of Melbourne. Project title: Stem cell therapy for the treatment of gastrointestinal motility disorders: targeting defects in neuronal wiring Project description The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a complex organ that plays essential roles in the propulsion of food and waste products, nutrient and energy …
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Trustworthy and insightful algorithms for industrial decision making
This joint PhD project will be based at KU Leuven with a minimum 12 month stay at The University of Melbourne. Project description Some of the most critical decision-making challenges in industry take the form of mathematical optimisation problems, which seek to efficiently determine optimal decisions from a huge number of choices. Often these problems have difficult and conflicting constraints that make …