24 Research Fellows at Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia – IIT invites applications for 24 Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellows to become scientists in nanomedicine, neuroscience and robotics.

The call for applications will be open until August 31st 2017 (www.minded-cofund.eu). Research activities will start in January 2018 and continue for up to 4 years. The program is coordinated by IIT and funded by the European Commission within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) framework.

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia – IIT is seeking for 24 research fellows to be involved in the highly interdisciplinary 4-year program within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND project “MultIscale precision therapies for NeuroDEvelopmental Disorders MINDED”, funded by the European Commission.

The MINDED program will establish a new class of scientists, trained to integrate their knowledge over the fields of nanomedicine, neuroscience and robotics, with the aim of developing new approaches for the diagnosis, imaging and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders. The program will start in early 2018 at the IIT Central Lab in Genoa (Italy) and involve 16 more institutions based in Italy, Europe, Israel and USA.

Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) represent a huge burden for patients, their families and the overall society. In the European Union, the incidence of autism spectrum disorders is on the rise with more than 100 cases for 10,000 children. This is about ten times larger than the incidence of brain and central nervous system tumors in children. In addition, the lack of effective therapies and the need for lifelong interventions and assistance dramatically affect the national health systems.

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24 Research Fellows at Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia