PhD Student Biomedical Materials (ID1892)

Short Description

A PhD position is available at the Biomedical Materials Focus Area of the Regenerative Orthopaedics Program of the AO Research Institute Davos (ARI). ARI's Biomedical Materials Focus Area is committed to designing advanced biomaterials and the development of manufacturing technologies for improved musculoskeletal disorders therapies.
We create polymeric biomaterials that react to environmental stimuli, that interact with cells and tissues and that are amenable to cutting-edge biofabrication technologies. 

Main Responsibilities

Topic: 3D bioprinting and immunomodulatory biomaterials. 

The successful candidate will develop 3D models of intervertebral disc comprising nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus and endplate. These 3D models will be then utilized to study intervertebral disc physiology and disease. An important part of the project will involve investigating the role of the immune compartment in disc de...