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            DETECTIVE DOCTORAL CANDIDATE VACANCIES<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Position<\/th>Host Institution<\/th>Supervisor<\/th>Project Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
DC1<\/td>University of Turku (UTU)<\/td>Prof. Heli Harvala<\/td>Identification of genetic and host markers for severe infection <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC2<\/td>University of Turku (UTU)<\/td>Prof. Peter Simmonds<\/td>Prior immunity as a disease modulator <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC3<\/td>University of Turku (UTU)<\/td>Prof. Heli Harvala<\/td>Blood donor surveillance for emerging pathogens <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC4<\/td>RIVM \/ Utrecht University<\/td>Dr. Kimberley Benschop<\/td>Advanced automated virus culture system <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC5<\/td>Amsterdam UMC \/ University of Amsterdam<\/td>Dr. Adithya Sridhar<\/td>Neural organoids to predict neuroinvasiveness <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC6<\/td>Amsterdam UMC \/ University of Amsterdam<\/td>Dr. Katja Wolthers<\/td>Organoids for personalized antiviral testing <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC7<\/td>University of Copenhagen (UCPH)<\/td>Prof. Thea K\u00f8lsen Fischer<\/td>Disease burden of enterovirus infection <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC8<\/td>Tampere University (TAU)<\/td>Prof. Heikki Hy\u00f6ty<\/td>Population dynamics and emerging epidemics <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC9<\/td>Tampere University (TAU)<\/td>Dr. Sami Oikarinen<\/td>From wastewater to data-driven epidemic prediction <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC10<\/td>Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)<\/td>Dr. Andr\u00e9s Ant\u00f3n Pagarolas<\/td>Next generation tools for fast virus characterization <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC11<\/td>Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)<\/td>Dr. Andr\u00e9s Ant\u00f3n Pagarolas<\/td>Next-Gen genomic data sharing <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC12<\/td>University of Glasgow CVR<\/td>Dr. Ana Da Silva Filipe<\/td>Virome dynamics in wastewater <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC13<\/td>University of Glasgow CVR<\/td>Prof. Antonia Ho<\/td>AI-driven surveillance for respiratory infections <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC14<\/td>University College London (UCL)<\/td>Dr. Claire Smith<\/td>Repurposing antivirals and assessing their effectiveness <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Position<\/th>Host Institution<\/th>Supervisor<\/th>Project Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
DC1<\/td>University of Turku (UTU)<\/td>Prof. Heli Harvala<\/td>Identification of genetic and host markers for severe infection <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC2<\/td>University of Turku (UTU)<\/td>Prof. Peter Simmonds<\/td>Prior immunity as a disease modulator <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC3<\/td>University of Turku (UTU)<\/td>Prof. Heli Harvala<\/td>Blood donor surveillance for emerging pathogens <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC4<\/td>RIVM \/ Utrecht University<\/td>Dr. Kimberley Benschop<\/td>Advanced automated virus culture system <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC5<\/td>Amsterdam UMC \/ University of Amsterdam<\/td>Dr. Adithya Sridhar<\/td>Neural organoids to predict neuroinvasiveness <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC6<\/td>Amsterdam UMC \/ University of Amsterdam<\/td>Dr. Katja Wolthers<\/td>Organoids for personalized antiviral testing <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC7<\/td>University of Copenhagen (UCPH)<\/td>Prof. Thea K\u00f8lsen Fischer<\/td>Disease burden of enterovirus infection <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC8<\/td>Tampere University (TAU)<\/td>Prof. Heikki Hy\u00f6ty<\/td>Population dynamics and emerging epidemics <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC9<\/td>Tampere University (TAU)<\/td>Dr. Sami Oikarinen<\/td>From wastewater to data-driven epidemic prediction <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC10<\/td>Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)<\/td>Dr. Andr\u00e9s Ant\u00f3n Pagarolas<\/td>Next generation tools for fast virus characterization <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC11<\/td>Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)<\/td>Dr. Andr\u00e9s Ant\u00f3n Pagarolas<\/td>Next-Gen genomic data sharing <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC12<\/td>University of Glasgow CVR<\/td>Dr. Ana Da Silva Filipe<\/td>Virome dynamics in wastewater <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC13<\/td>University of Glasgow CVR<\/td>Prof. Antonia Ho<\/td>AI-driven surveillance for respiratory infections <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DC14<\/td>University College London (UCL)<\/td>Dr. Claire Smith<\/td>Repurposing antivirals and assessing their effectiveness <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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Identification of genetic and host markers for severe infection<\/h2>\n\t\t
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University of Turku, FINLAND<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Background of Project DC1<\/strong>
Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases represent one of the greatest threats to global health and societal stability in the 21st century. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated with unprecedented clarity how quickly novel pathogens can spread, and overwhelm healthcare systems, and disrupt economies. Despite the rapid mobilization of the scientific community, the pandemic exposed our limitedunderstanding of virus evolution, pathogenicity and host susceptibility factors as epidemic drivers.This project aims to identify host and genetic determinants of severe infection using large clinical cohorts integrating transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics and human genotypic data.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Job Description and Research Objectives:<\/strong>
At the University of Turku, DETECTIVE is looking for a DC to work on Work Package 2. As DC1, you will:<\/p>