PhD scholarship in Molecular and Reproductive Toxicology - DTU Food

Can mechanistic biology help transform how we identify reproductive toxicants? Join an internationally connected PhD project at DTU and the University of Queensland (UQ; Australia) exploring retinoic acid signaling as an important pathway linking chemical exposure to adverse reproductive outcomes.

We are seeking a highly motivated person for a 3-year PhD position within reproductive toxicology and developmental biology as part of a strategic collaboration between DTU and UQ.

The PhD project –"Predictive Reproductive Toxicology Through Retinoid Signaling and Adverse Outcome Pathways" – aims to improve the identification and prediction of reproductive toxicants by integrating mechanistic developmental biology with regulatory toxicology.

The project is jointly supervised by researchers at DTU and the University of Queensland (UQ) and includes a planned research stay of approximately six months in Australia, as well as synergy with a second PhD project anchored at the UQ partner group. Retinoid signaling plays a critical role in reproductive development, yet its contribution to chemical-induced reproductive toxicity remains insufficiently understood.

The successful applicant will investigate how disruption of retinoid signaling can be linked to adverse reproductive outcomes and contribute to the development of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) for regulatory use1 …