Australia
Israel Medical Research’s (AUSiMED) is offering an exciting Neuro-immunology
fellowship commencing in 2019, in the world leading Unit of Neuro-immunology
and Center of Multiple Sclerosis at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
in Jerusalem, for an Australian medical science PhD student.
Duration: 3 to 6 months
Qualifications: Applicants
should be advanced PhD students in the field of medical science or in the
MBBS/MD-PhD pathway; and have an interest in the field of neuro-immunology.
Expression of Interest:
EOI’s should be
emailed by 3rd December, 2018 to:
info@ausimed.org
Please include: a cover letter and your CV (including two referees)
Costs covered by the Fellowship:
Return airfare
(economy) plus $20,000 bursary for living expenses (including accommodation,
insurance, food, and transport)
Scope of the
Fellowship
The
Fellowship provides training under the supervision of Professor Demitrios
Karussis, Director of the Center for MS and Head of the Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Lab, and Professor Tamir Ben Hur, Chairman, Department of Neurology at
Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center. Training opportunities include:
· basic techniques of stem cell preparation and culture used in
Hadassah’s advanced technologies and clinical trials for patients with MS and ALS;
· laboratory immunological tests used for the diagnosis
and follow up of patients
with neuro-immunological diseases; and
· stem cells and neurodegeneration research
Candidates with clinical training will also have
opportunities to:
· learn techniques for injection of stem cell therapy to MS patients; and
· participate in specialty clinics involved in diagnosis, treatment and
follow up of MS patients
For further information please
contact Dr Karen Teshuva: karen@ausimed.org | Ph: 03 9272
5699
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