We’re pleased to announce a 9,000 EUR scholarship designed to cover 45% of tuition for the UAB Master in Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare and project-related expenses of a 10-day work placement at the Novartis Campus in Basel, Switzerland.

This scholarship offers an opportunity for the candidate to attend the Master and to learn more about the use of digital home-cage solutions in laboratory animal science and the possibility to create a study using technologies available on campus like DVC Tecniplast for mice and Actual Analytics for rats. There’s also an opportunity to learn more about other technologies such as the UID Matrix for mice and rats. Qualified veterinarians interested in learning more on digital home-cage monitoring solutions and digital biomarkers with minimum one year of experience in Laboratory Animals are invited to apply. Preference will be given to PhD students and/or ECLAM residents.

To apply, please send to:
patri.vergara@uab.cat and fabrizio.scorrano@novartis.com

Your current CV,
A project proposal aligned with the digital home-cage solutions available (DVC for mice or Actual Analytics for rats),
A commitment letter to complete the Master course, which includes biannual short visits to Barcelona and a 10-day visit to the Novartis Campus site in Switzerland for the master-related project

Deadline extended
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2023
For more information about the Master course, please go to: Master course lb NOVARTIS I Reimagining Medicine, UAB, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona