Call for potential PhD supervisors to suggest DDLS projects for KAW funding

    6 December 2023

    The SciLifeLab & Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS) has recently announced an open call for PIs that are interested in hosting PhD Projects in data-driven Life Science.

    The call closes January 10th 2024.

    DDLS is a 12-year initiative to recruit and train the next-generation of data-driven life scientists and to create globally leading computational and data science capabilities in Swedish life science.

    One of DDLS' main objectives is to establish a research school for 260 PhD students that will be recruited by host universities/ organizations/ companies in the Swedish life science sector.

    The recently launched funding opportunity is a competitive grant call for PIs to suggest exciting data-driven research projects for PhD students in the four strategic areas of cell and molecular biology, evolution and biodiversity, precision medicine and diagnostics, epidemiology and biology of infection.

    Deadline & more information:

    Closing date is 10 January 2024, 15:00 CET

    More information about the calls and the DDLS research school can be found on the DDLS website
    You can also access the slides from an information event held November 22nd here

    For questions, please contact professor Oliver Bilker, DDLS Steering group, or professor Johan Trygg, DDLS references group representatives for Umeå University.

    You can also learn more about the opportunities and ask any questions you may have in a digital Q&A meeting with Johan Trygg on Tuesday 12th December 13.00-14.00: https://umu.zoom.us/j/62452051638