We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic Masters thesis students to carry out 6-8 months projects on:

1) Molecular mechanisms controlling immune cell infiltration of the beta-islets in  in development of type 1 diabetes.

2) Molecular and biophysical aspects of T cell, neutrophil and monocyte penetration of barriers, with focus on the endothelial basement membrane.  

The work will involve immunofluorescence staining of tissues and their analysis by confocal microscopy and/or intravital microscopy techniques, flow cytometry, biophysical techniques and work with animal models, including transfer of fluorescently labelled immune cells to donor mice and their subsequent localization by flow cytometry or fluorescence  microscopy.

The projects are part of larger long-term studies that are incorporated in to the German Research Foundation funded SFB 1009 (Breaking Barriers), TR128 (Multiple sclerosis) and the Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence;  successful contribution to these studies will lead to coauthorship on a publication/s.

If you are ambitious and willing to work in a competitive field, contact us now!

Knowledge of English is essential as we are a very international lab with 10 different nations currently represented.

Positions are available immediately. Partial payment is possible.