Are you a motivated and curious MSc student looking for an exciting research internship position?
Project description: we have an open position within the NC-CHOICE project where we develop and test a mRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) as regenerative treatment against intervertebral disc degeneration.
For this internship project, you will perform tissues collection, cell culture, LNPs preparation, characterization and testing. The aim is to develop LNPs loaded with therapeutical mRNA and test their regenerative potential on relevant monolayer and 3D model of degenerated intervertebral disc.
You will experience:
- tissue collection and cell isolation
- cell and tissue culture
- histological techniques (tissue processing, sectioning, biochemical staining and immunohistochemistry)
- biochemical assays and qPCR
- LNPs preparation and characterization
Supervisor: Daniele Corraini
Preferred starting date: to be discussed
Duration: at least 6 to 12 months
Eligibility: students enrolled at the GSLS at Utrecht University. Especially suitable for students enrolled in the programs: Regenerative Medicine and Technology (RMT), Drug innovation, Bio Inspired Innovation (BII), or Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences (MCLS), and Cancer, Stem Cells and Developmental Biology (CSBD). Students from other universities or research institutes who can compensate their benchfees are welcome to apply.
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