We welcome curious and collaborative researchers who would like to work at the interface of AI, microscopy and biology.
PhD students
We are particularly interested in candidates who want to explore how AI and quantitative microscopy can help answer biological questions. PhD projects may combine computational method development with biomedical applications, or focus more deeply on either the computational or experimental side. Formal opportunities are advertised through the NIMSB Education & Training page, but prospective candidates are also welcome to get in touch to discuss their interests.
🚨 A new PhD call will be announced in September.
Postdoctoral researchers
We welcome enquiries from postdoctoral researchers interested in developing collaborative projects aligned with the lab’s research. I would be happy to discuss ideas and support suitable fellowship applications, including EMBO, MSCA and FCT schemes. Please get in touch well ahead of the relevant deadline so that we have time to shape the project together.
MSc students
We welcome MSc thesis projects for students from computational, engineering, physics or life-science backgrounds. Projects can range from AI and bioimage-analysis methods to quantitative studies of cellular dynamics and microscopy. Their scope will be adapted to the student’s experience, interests and degree requirements.
BACKGROUNDS AND SKILLS
Relevant experience or interests may include:
- AI and computation: biomedical image processing and analysis, machine learning, representation learning, graph neural networks, modelling, bioinformatics, python programming.
- Cell biology: Cancer cell migration, cellular architecture, 3D cell migration, co-culture systems, spheroids, cell painting assays, single-cell approaches, phenotyping
- Microscopy: software or hardware, live-cell imaging, optogenetics
You do not need to cover all these areas. We value complementary expertise, willingness to learn and enthusiasm for working across disciplines.
GET IN TOUCH
Please reach out via email with your CV, a short introduction, your current stage and background, why you are interested in the lab, and the type of opportunity you are looking for. For postdocs, please provide referees contacts.
Important: If you reach out to join the lab, I’d very much appreciate hearing from you directly rather than through an LLM. I want to learn about who you are from your own voice, personality and motivations, in the most sincere way possible, from the very first interaction.