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PhD candidate in biochemistry/molecular biology at the University of Iceland

We are seeking a graduate student for a research project at the BioMedical Center, University of Iceland. The project is fully funded for three years and involves characterization of endothelial cell metabolism that accompanies hormonal dysfunction. The endothelium is a single cell layer surrounding the lumen of blood vessels and is involved in hemostasis and the immune response. Endothelial dysfunction is a characteristic of multiple diseases of the vasculature, including diabetes, myocardial infarction and stroke, that are leading causes of death.

Postdoctoral fellow in endothelial dysfunction in acute critical illness

We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow at the BioMedical Center, University of Iceland to characterize endothelial cell phenotypes that accompany hormonal changes in acute critical illness. The endothelium is a single cell layer surrounding the lumen of blood vessels and is involved in hemostasis and the immune response. Endothelial dysfunction or endotheliopathy accompanies multiple diseases of the vasculature, including diabetes, myocardial infarction and stroke, that are leading causes of death. The successful candidate will have a solid foundation in molecular cell biology and an interest in integrative data analysis.

Doctoral student in Epidemiology

The Centre of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, seeks a Ph.D. student in Epidemiology with an interest in global health. The position is funded through the Icelandic Research Fund.The doctoral student will work on a project studying the experiences and outcomes of adolescent girls, and young women accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) in Mozambique. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at substantially increased risk of HIV acquisition compared to their male peers, accounting for 75% of HIV infections in their age group. PrEP is highly efficacious and is becoming a cornerstone of HIV prevention efforts in many key populations around the world. However, in practice, evidence on effectiveness of PrEP among women in sub- Saharan Africa has been mixed, largely due to challenges with retention in care and medication adherence.Mozambique has one of the top ten HIV epidemics in the world, but PrEP introduction has lagged behind neighboring countries. In Central Mozambique, PrEP is targeted toward adolescent girls and young women, and is distributed at public health clinics. The project aims to describe the current PrEP care cascade in Manica Province, Mozambique; assemble a cohort of AGYW initiating PrEP in Mozambique and collect data on patient factors associated with poor retention in care; describe provider experiences with PrEP service expansion and associations with facility performance; and conduct formative work for a clinical trial of a systems improvement intervention for PrEP services in Mozambique.

Ph.D. student in Marine Parasitology

Applications are invited for a Ph.D. student position to work under the supervision of Dr Haseeb Randhawa and Dr Björn Schäffner at the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences at the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland. The position is funded by the IRF project grant (Conservation of ancient relationships: Assessment of skates (Rajiformes: Rajidae) and their parasite fauna in Iceland).