Colorectal Cancer Prevention using Targeted Drug Delivery by Polymeric Robotics

The research group of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering is part of the KU Leuven, Belgium. The group consists of 3 professors, 3 post-doc and ~20 PhD students.
The group aims to design new biomaterials that enable an improved therapeutic outcome for a variety of biomedical applications.
By applying an interdisciplinary approach on research from materials science, chemistry, biology and medicine, we develop innovative processing techniques for nanostructured and biofunctionalized materials.
Website: https://www.mtm.kuleuven.be/english/research/SIEM/BIO
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The research focuses on developing an innovative drug delivery system that selectively releases medication in the intestines, triggered by infection or the presence of colorectal cancer. 

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Offer

• The opportunity to obtain a doctoral degree
• An exciting research environment, working on an interdisciplinary topic combining chemistry and biomedical engineering
• A KU Leuven affiliation, one of the most innovative universities of Europe 
• Take part in international collaborations and conferences
• The possibility to become a world-class researcher

Interested?

Please fill in the online registration form.
For further questions, please contact Prof. dr. Arn Mignon, mail: arn.mignon@kuleuven.be.

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