Prospective PHD Candidates

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It also has close ties with Hubrecht Institute; Technical University Eindhoven (joint RM & Technology Master’s program); Erasmus Medical Center; and Delft University of Technology.

Prospective PhD candidates should have a Dutch or equivalent foreign Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in the life sciences, medicine, veterinary medicine or technical areas (such as engineering or computational sciences). We expect PhD candidates to be highly motivated, talented and capable of working independently as well as in groups. As this is a broad diverse field, we also expect PhD candidates to be open to interacting and learning about areas of regenerative medicine that may be outside of their specific research topic.

The topic of a PhD candidate’s research must lie within the field of regenerative medicine; the RM Executive Programme Committee relies on the judgment of the (daily) supervisor. In cases of doubt, the decision of the Executive Committee will be final. Students from other universities are also able to follow courses within in the PhD program, based upon availability, and provided that they have adequate background as mentioned above. Again, in case of doubt, the decision of the executive programme committee will be final.

The PhD candidate must be able to communicate in English; all courses are given in English.

Mission of the training programme

A unique hallmark of RMUtrecht is the integrated approach in which basic scientists and clinicians from both human and veterinary medicine work side-by-side. The main objectives of the RM PhD Programme are:

• To provide an inspiring and high level multidisciplinary and translational education programme in RM;
• To continuously develop a coherent and internationally recognized training and education programme in RM;
• To facilitate a stimulating high-quality scientific climate for PhD candidates to “mature” in the world of Regenerative Medicine whilst developing state-of-the-art practical and theoretical skills;=
• To effectively train PhD candidates in the field of Regenerative Medicine over the broad range, from fundamental research to translational application, i.e. from bench to bedside;
• To teach and facilitate communication and interaction with colleagues and peers within this highly multidisciplinary field such that PhD candidates become acquainted with the international perspective of the RM field;
• To strengthen the national and international position of the research by cooperation with related academic and industrial institutes;
• To share and transfer knowledge, methodology, software and technology.

Training programme