Position type: PhD student – FPI contract.
Advisor: Prof. Gema de la Torre.
Location: Nanoscience and Molecular Materials Research Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Eligibility criteria: Bachelor Degree in Chemistry and Master Degree in Organic Chemistry. Previous experience in organic synthesis and spectroscopic characterization is welcome.
Research objective: The candidate will be involved in the preparation of metallo-organic cages, built with state-of-the-art porphyrinoid photosensitizers with synergistic chemotheraphy and photdynamic therapy abilities under hypoxic conditions. The synthesis will be developed in our laboratoires at the Department of Organic Chemistry of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. The photochemical and antitumor activity studies will be performed in collaboration with the group of Prof. Santiago Nonell at Universidad Ramón Llul in Barcelona, Spain.
Funding project: “New strategies to overcome the challenge of hypoxia in photodynamics. Synthesis of metal-organic cages and porphyrinoid biohybrids” funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Ref. PID2023-149483NB-C21.
Duration: 4 years.
Starting date: to be decided.
When to apply: from 14th October to 4th November 2024.
How to apply: Applications must be submitted through the UAM Electronic Office, following the instructions described in the Call for Applications.
