The PhD student will concentrate on 2 topics in this project:

1. Large groups of patients with a broad variety of diseases, like cancer, sarcopenia and stroke, suffer from loss of muscle mass and muscle power. Mesoangioblast will be collected from these patient groups to determine their therapeutic potential and suitability for a clinical trial.
    
2. Culture condition for the mesoangioblasts will be enriched with components that optimize and stimulate cell proliferation and that improve their energy capacity, thereby increasing speed and regenerative potential, and reducing costs of the asCTMP production.

• Experience in regenerative medicine, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics or a related field.
• Practical experience with (adult) stem cell culture and in vitro analyses.
• Experience with METC applications and patient-related research, preferably clinical trials.
• Team player with excellent English communication skills.

Fixed-term contract: 48 months.

The full-time position is offered for four years (1+3), with a yearly evaluation. Your salary would be € 2.395,- gross per month in the first year up to € 3.061,- gross per month in the fourth year according to the PhD-candidate salary scale. On top of this, there is an 8% holiday and an 8.3% year-end allowance.

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > Support > UM employees.

Maastricht University

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 20,000 students and 4,700 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.