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Organization: TI Food and Nutrition

Location: Wageningen, Netherlands

Field: Medical sciences

Requirements:

Master’s degree in (Medical) Biology or Life Sciences - Team player with good organisational, communication and social skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment - Strong interest in basic and translational vascular biology - Excellent spoken and written English - Approval (Art. 9) and experience in working with animals is highly preferred

Abstract:

Sub-project description This part of the project will employ mouse models to investigate the causal mechanistic relation between diet-induced vascular (dys)function and organ (dys)function...

Description:

Sub-project description This part of the project will employ mouse models to investigate the causal mechanistic relation between diet-induced vascular (dys)function and organ (dys)function. In addtion, the potential beneficial effects and underlying mechanisms of specific dietary components on vascular function and clinical outcome will be tested. Role description The PhD-fellow will organise and execute a long term animal study investigating the effects of a high-fat diet on vascular (dys)function. Additional animal studies will focus on the potential beneficial effects and underlying mechanisms of dietary polyphenols on vascular function employing transgenic and knockout mouse models. A technician will support the PhD-fellow’s work

Deadline: 15-03-2011

Contacts:

Link: http://www.tifn.nl/

Email: oosten@tifn.nl

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