HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects millions of people worldwide, and current treatment often fails to repair lost cartilage, with patients resorting to joint replacement. Emerging tissue-engineering developments are on the horizon, but functional long-term regeneration is an issue. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the RENOVATE project aims to combine multinational, multidisciplinary research with training to develop osteochondral scaffolds to treat extensive cartilage defects. Specifically, the project will draw on patient-specific data to optimise scaffold function, mechanical properties, and biological function, and to improve 3D printing technologies for graded, multi-material structures. It will train future biomedical engineers and clinicians, bridge academic and clinical disciplines, and empower them with cutting-edge skills, advancing OA therapy and inspiring regenerative-medicine careers.
Recruitment - PhD Candidate Positions
DC1
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC1
- Title: Understand the subchondral bone remodelling in osteoarthritic joints
- Host institution: UCL (UK)
- Supervisor(s): Prof Chaozong Liu (UCL)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC2
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC2
- Title: Personalised treatment alternatives for OA
- Host institution: UCL (UK)
- Supervisor(s): Prof John Skinner (UCL), Prof Chaozong Liu (UCL)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC3
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC3
- Title: 3D Imaging for early detection and prediction of OA progression
- Host institution: UW (Poland)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Renata Grzela (UW), Prof Chaozong Liu (UCL)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC4
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC4
- Title: Advanced Natural-based biomaterials for viscosupplementation
- Host institution: UMINHO (Portugal)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Rui L. Reis, Dr. Joana Silva-Correia
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC5
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC5
- Title: Silk fibroin and ionic-doped calcium phosphates composite bioinks for OC scaffolds
- Host institution: UMINHO (Portugal)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Miguel Oliveira, Dr. Sandra Pina
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC6
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC6
- Title: Innovative biomaterials for biomimetic scaffolds for bone/cartilage tissue regeneration
- Host institution: UCUSANO
- Supervisor(s): Prof I. Cacciotti (UCUSANO)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC7
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC7
- Title: Biomechanical assessment of OC scaffolds starting from CT/MRI imaging of knee
- Host institution: FPUAG
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Giulio Maccauro (FPUAG), Prof I. Cacciotti (UCUSANO)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC8
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC8
- Title: Biodegradable Mg based alloy for optimal osteochondral scaffolds
- Host institution: UPB (Romania)
- Supervisor(s): Prof Iulian Antoniac (UPB)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC9
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC9
- Title: Additive Manufacturing Scaffolds with Piezoelectric and Drug Delivery Coatings
- Host institution: ULPGC (Spain)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Mario Monzón (ULPGC), Prof. Rocío Moriche
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
DC10
- Code: MSCA-DN- RENOVATE-DC10
- Title: Optimization of Functionally Graded Osteochondral Scaffolds
- Host institution: ULPGC (Spain)
- Supervisor(s): Prof. Rubén Paz (ULPGC)
- Offer description and how to apply: (link to EURAXESS)
Templates Required for Application
Detailed information about the available positions, eligibility criteria, and application procedures will be accessible via the official EURAXESS links.
Here you can download the templates for some of the documents you will be required to submit during the application process:
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Contact
Edificio de Fabricación Integrada
Campus Universitario de Tafira
Parque Científico-Tecnológico (opposite the central building)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – 35017
RENOVATE project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 101227121 (101227121 – RENOVATE – HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01).
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