The Novel Approaches in Nervous System Regenerative Medicine (ReNEU) Research Team is opening a call for expressions of interest for the recruitment of an Auxiliary Researcher, within the scope of a research project focused on the use of macrophages secretome to promote regeneration of the nervous system.
The project is framed within the scientific areas of Neuroscience and Immunology, with particular emphasis on inflammatory and regenerative mechanisms in models of central nervous system injury, namely, spinal cord injury. The work plan to be developed involves the use of regenerative macrophages secretome as a therapeutic agent to repair the injured spinal cord, as well as combinatorial approaches that can bost the action of the secretome.
Candidates must hold a PhD in Health Sciences, Biomedicine, Biomedical Sciences, or related fields, with acquired knowledge and/or experience in optogenetics, neuronal regeneration mechanisms, cell culture and preclinical trials in animal models with spinal cord injury.
Interested applicants are invited to send an updated Curriculum Vitae (in CiênciaVitae format), a motivation letter and a copy of the PhD certificate to nunosilva@med.uminho.pt.
Applications are open until 20 August 2026[N1] .
Auxiliary Researcher position – Regeneration of Spinal Cord Injury
Position: Auxiliary Researcher (under a non-exclusive regime)
Scientific area: Basic Medicine
City: Braga
Country: Portugal
Institution: University of Minho, ICVS/School of Medicine
