Germany: PhD Scholarships, Transcranial Sonography (TCS) in Monogenic Forms of Parkinsonism, the University of Luebeck

PhD Scholarships, Transcranial Sonography (TCS) in Monogenic Forms of Parkinsonism, the University of Luebeck, the Graduate School of Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences, Germany

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The Graduate School of Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences (funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG, and the German Government within the German university excellence program) at the University of Luebeck is now offering a PhD scholarship for the project “Transcranial sonography (TCS) in monogenic forms of Parkinsonism ” in the research field of methods for brain mapping and imaging.

The project:
There are several open questions regarding ultrasound technology in genetic and nongenetic forms of parkinsonism:

Is there information other than aSN or LN hyperechogenicity in the ultrasound signal from the mesencephalic and diencephalic ultrasound images to characterise distinct forms of parkinsonism/PD?
Is the ultrasound investigation useful to screen a large population for genetic and other forms of PD?
Can SN hyperechogenicity serve as a preclinical marker?
Computer methods for automated investigator-independent detection of the SN and LN will be developed. After development of this tool for the detection of aSN and LN hyperechogenicity, a statistical image processing tool will be created to detect specific characteristics of the images.
PhD scholarship amounts to 1250 € per month. Students with a master’s degree (or its equivalent) in computer science, mathematics or engineering are invited to apply for admission. The application deadline is January 15, 2009. In certain cases, students must submit, as part of their application, the results of one of the acknowledged language tests to prove their English proficiency.

For further information, please visit our website at www.gradschool.uni-luebeck.de. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions via email: management[ at ]gradschool.uni-luebeck.de ,before sending your application.

Closing date: January 15, 2009