Postdoctoral position on lymph vessel-on-a-chip: role of muscle cell contractility for lymphedema

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position within the MAtrix / Mechanobiology & Tissue Engineering research group (www.mech.kuleuven.be/mechanobiology), led by Prof. Hans Van Oosterwyck at KU Leuven. Our bioengineering laboratory is at the forefront of uncovering how cellular forces drive microvascular formation and function in health and disease, combining state‑of‑the‑art force inference technologies with advanced in vitro model systems. Building on our recently developed vessel‑on‑a‑chip platform, the successful candidate will establish a novel lymph‑vessel‑on‑a‑chip model to advance our understanding of lymphedema. This project is part of a close collaboration with the laboratory of Prof. An Zwijsen (Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven), a leading expert on BMP signalling in vascular development, homeostasis and disease. More information can be found on https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60649258?lang=en.