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                constructs and will follow the clinical candidates on their journey from preclinical to clinical application. Candidates with a strong biological/medical focus or candidates with a focus on (ASO) chemistry and 
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                cell biology, and neurodegeneration. Contribute to the setup and optimization of novel xenotransplantation models. Collaborate across VIB (GIBA and MIND labs, amongst others) and international partners 
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                center for artificial intelligence in life sciences, we benefit from high-throughput computing infrastructure to support advanced data analysis and integration. Profile We are looking for a motivated 
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                sciences, biostatistics, biochemistry, bioengineering, or a related discipline. Expertise in human genetic studies and a strong interest in neurodegenerative disorders. Programming experience 
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                The VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (PSB) is a world-leading plant science institute located at the heart of a renowned plant biotechnology campus in Ghent, Belgium. Its mission is to 
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                for the design of synthetic promoters and data analysis. PhD in (Plant) Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or equivalent A publication record in peer-reviewed journals, and excellent proficiency in 
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                -scale screens to study fundamental principles in molecular and complex trait genetics using microbes as model systems. Our core technology MAGESTIC (https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.4137 ), a CRISPR/Cas9-based 
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                project focusing on a long-standing and fascinating question : « what makes our brain cells human ? » (see our recent work : Hecker et al. Science 2025; Libé-Philippot et al. Cell 2023; Vanderhaeghen and 
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                currently exploring a range of exciting topics at the intersection between computational neuroscience and probabilistic machine learning, in particular, to derive mechanistic insights from neural data. We 
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                About the labs involved The VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (PSB) is a world-leading plant science institute located at the heart of a renowned plant biotechnology campus in Ghent