PhD/Postdoc on nanoparticle technology for artificial cells

at  KU Leuven

PHD/POSTDOC ON NANOPARTICLE TECHNOLOGY FOR ARTIFICIAL CELLS

(ref. BAP-2024-645)
Laatst aangepast: 02/10/24
At the Biomimetics group (https://www.linkedin.com/company/biomimetics-kul/) we want to recreate, at different levels of complexity, biology from scratch, with the aim to develop novel biomedical applications. Our focus is in replicating micro- and nano-biologically relevant systems, such as cell-like structures and components and complex biophysiological micro-environments. To do so, we draw upon expertise in miniaturisation techniques and their associated screening methods.
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• Develop novel protocols for the synthesis and functionalization of advanced nanoparticles for production and disassembly of pickering emulsions.
• Apply advanced analytical techniques for the characterization of nanoparticles and nanostructures.
• Adapt adequate protocols to robustly construct lipid bilayer environments with biologically relevant characteristics (i.e. lipid asymmetry and complex composition).
• Develop adequate membrane insertion protocols for a diversity of biomolecular complexes, focusing on specific systems of the inner (intracellular signaling) and outer (cytotoxic T cell receptors and ligands) membrane