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The advisors must be selected among the 4 recruiting universities, AMU, UAM, SUR and ULB. Co-advisors must be selected among the 10 universities listed on the Partner Universities section (recruiting universities + associated universities).

It is not mandatory to select an advisor from this database; this search tool is meant as an assistance to candidates, but you may contact potential advisors from the four recruiting universities who are not on this list. Please visit the research centers links.

Note that for AMU and ULB, only one contact person per research institute is listed, who will assist you in finding a supervisor that matches your research subject. Use the CIVIS3i contact form to request assistance.

When contacting a potential advisor, CIVIS3i recommends that you present yourself, attach your CV including links to your online academic profiles (which should be updated), indicate what is the reason for your contact, the fellowship programme name (mention it is a Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND programme) and website, your tentative title and an abstract if you have one ready, and why do you think this researcher is the best fit for your project. Add also what is required from the advisor (eg, contribution to the proposal preparation, typical postdoctoral supervision, duties during the fellowship such as progress reports, etc). You may indicate that if this researcher is currently not available to supervise you, you’d be grateful if she/he could recommended colleagues suitable to supervise your research. Kindly ask for a reply and indicate the maximum reply date ("please kindly reply by XXX"). Please translate the email into the language of the country (eg, French if you are contacting a researcher from AMU) and include also the English text at the end of the message.

Christine Decaestecker

Université libre de Bruxelles - Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles / LISA & DIAPath-CMMI
Scientific area : Information Science and Engineering (ENG) / Life Sciences (LIF)
Expertise : Artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, multi agent systems, Machine learning, data mining, statistical data processing and applications, Computer graphics, computer vision, multimedia, computer games, Neural networks, connectionist systems, fuzzy logic,Computational biology, In vitro cell and tissue imaging, Personalised medicine (diagnostic/prognostic biomarker, patient-orientated management solutions), Medical engineering and technology, Computational pathology, whole slide imaging and analysis, deep learning

Matthieu Defrance

Université libre de Bruxelles - Faculté des Sciences / Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF) / Information Science and Engineering (ENG)
Expertise : Bioinformatics

Marianne Rooman

Université libre de Bruxelles - Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)
Expertise : Bioinformatics, Biological systems analysis, modelling and simulation, Molecular interactions, Computational biology, Systems biology,

Denis L.J. LAFONTAINE

Université libre de Bruxelles - Faculty of Sciences / RNA Molecular Biology
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)
Expertise : RNA synthesis, processing, modification and degradation, Protein synthesis, folding, modification and turnover, Rare/orphan Diseases, Epigenetics and gene regulation, Genome editing, Ribosome, Nucleolus, Translation, Cancer, Ribosome dysfunction diseases (ribosomopathies)

Franck Meyer

Université libre de Bruxelles - Pharmacy/ Microbiology, Bioorganic and Macromolecular Chemistry unit
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF) / Chemistry (CHE)
Expertise : Mycobacteriology, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity, design of smart/supramolecular compounds

Vitalie Faoro

Université libre de Bruxelles - Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Laboratory, Faculty of Motor Sciences
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)
Expertise : Environmental physiology, Health services, health care research, Exercise Physiology, Sports

Serge Schiffmann

Université libre de Bruxelles - Faculty of Medicine/ Laboratory of Neurophysiology (ULB-Neuroscience Institute)
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)
Expertise : Molecular and cellular neuroscience,Neuroanatomy and excitability, Behavioural neuroscience (e.g. sleep, rhythms, speech, handedness),Physiology of nerves and motor systems,Medicines, psychoactive drugs and pharmacology, poison, Psychiatric disorders and clinical psychology (e.g. schizophrenia, autism, Tourette's syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, addiction)

Christine Delporte

Université libre de Bruxelles - Medicine
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)
Expertise : 3D bioprinting of salivary glands Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering

Benoit Vanhollebeke

Université libre de Bruxelles - Department of Molecular Biology, ULB Neuroscience Institute, laboratory of Neurovascular Signaling
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF)
Expertise : Zebrafish genetics and imaging, blood-brain barrier, neurovascular biology

Laura Parducci

Sapienza Università di Roma - Scienze Matematiche Fisiche e Naturali MFN
Scientific area : Life Sciences (LIF) / Environmental and Geosciences (ENV)
Expertise : Ancient DNA from plant material and sedimentary DNA