PhD Student (gn*) Physics, Biophysics, Biomedical Imaging, Data Science, or a related field

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To meet our high standards every day, we are looking forward to your scientific support at the European Institute for Molecular Imaging. The primary objective of the group’s research is to examine the function of immune cells in response to inflammatory processes in living organisms by employing innovative imaging methodologies. In this project, novel techniques are being developed for tracking radio-labelled cells, either as cell populations or even individual cells. This is being achieved by combining whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In conjunction with the development of algorithms, dedicated software and hardware-based simulations will be developed for pre-clinical and clinical applications. These will support the development and validation of the cell tracking algorithms.
 
The present project is embedded in a DFG Clinical Research Centre, entitled "Multiscale imaging of organ-specific inflammation" (https://www.uni-muenster.de/CRC-inSight/research/area-A/A05.php). Within this Centre, we are working together with Computer Science and Applied Mathematics specialists of the University of Münster as well as experts on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
 
The European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI) is an interdisciplinary institute within the University of Münster developing imaging methods allowing to visualize molecular processes inside organisms, tissues and cells. With the help of imaging, we perform cutting-edge research in vascular, inflammatory, infectious, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. The EIMI is located in the Multiscale Imaging Center (MIC), which hosts research groups from our university combining a broad range of state-of-the-art imaging technologies for the investigation of biomedical questions.