We are offering a PhD fellowship in Stem Cell Biology commencing January 15th 2026 or as soon as possible hereafter.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an outstanding and passionate scientist who has a strong background in human pluripotent stem cell biology. This PhD project aims at exploring approaches to revert changes in lipid metabolism associated with genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s Disease in induced pluripotent stem cell derived dopaminergic neurons. Your task will involve knocking down / out genes encoding for specific enzymes in lipid metabolism and to assess its effect on lipid and pathological protein levels in healthy and Parkinson’s Disease patient’s neuronal cells. The stem cells from the healthy controls and patients with Parkinson’s Disease are available and banked in our laboratory.
The project is funded by a Novo Nordisk Ascending Investigator grant and involves an established collaboration with the laboratory of Agnete Kirkeby (ReNew, Copenhagen) and Kristine Freude (Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Copenhagen).
Principal supervisor is Dr, Céline Galvagnion, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Email: celine.galvagnion@sund.ku.dk, Direct Phone: +45 3533 7828.
Start: January 15th, 2026
Duration: 3 years as a PhD student

JOB DESCRIPTION

Your key tasks as a PhD student at SUND are:

• Carrying through an independent research project under supervision.
• Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
• Participating in active research environments including a stay at another research team.
• Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
• Teaching and disseminating your knowledge.
• Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your project

• Carrying through an independent research project under supervision.
• Completing PhD courses or other equivalent education corresponding to approximately 30 ECTS points.
• Participating in active research environments including a stay at another research team.
• Obtaining experience with teaching or other types of dissemination related to your PhD project
• Teaching and disseminating your knowledge.
• Writing a PhD thesis on the grounds of your projec