Doctoral (PhD) student position in molecular virology

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To be a doctoral student means to devote oneself to a research project under supervision of experienced researchers and following an individual study plan. For a doctoral degree, the equivalent of four years of full-time doctoral education is required.

The research group

This position is based in Peter Svenssons research group at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), Karolinska Institutet, in the Centre for Infectious Medicine (CIM). We study the HIV reservoir, especially host-virus interactions and mechanisms behind persistent viral activity despite effective antiviral therapy. We have particular focus on persistence of infected cells, epigenetic context and transcription of the provirus, using novel methods to characterize viral genomes, their integration sites and transcriptional activity. The research environment is collaborative and translational, combi...