Mission Statement

This doctoral programme intends to provide an internationally competitive scientific training of doctoral students in innovative pharmaceutical, nutritional and sport research.

The school wants to attract motivated students and to guide them towards scientific excellence and independence in a truly unique and dynamic multi-as well as interdisciplinary environment to finally become well-educated, open-minded and responsible graduates. The cohorts trained and supported by the VDS PhaNuSpo are part of the vibrant research environment at the Faculty of Life Sciences and the Centre for Sport Science and University Sports of the University of Vienna.

Your Benefits

  • Co-supervision and mentoring from at least two experts in your field.
  • Low hierarchies and an open door policy.
  • Interdisciplinary exchange in the form of joint courses, seminars, retreats and social events.
  • Additional financial support e.g. in the form of completion or mobility grants.
  • A strong student voice.
  • Dedicated administrative support.

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 News

Event
 

Come and visit us! Several members of our doctoral school will be present with fascinating science stations for you to explore (Mitmachstationen/hands-on stations). Three of them are located in the...

Calls & Opportunities
 

This annual prize is designed to showcase the best examples of inter- and transdisciplinary research at Circle U. universities. Three researchers and/or research teams will be selected for the 2024...

Defence
 

PhD thesis: Integrating Structure-Based Approaches and Artificial Intelligence Models for Computer-Aided Molecular Design

Venue: Video Conference

Date & time: 25 January 2024, 11:00

Event
 

A monthly opportunity for PhaNuSpo doctoral students at any stage of their project who wish to monitor their own progress in a group of peers. The sessions are supervised by a trained coach and...

Event
 

Dr. Markus Boeckle, a Senior Postdoc at the Karl Landsteiner University for Health Sciences and psychotherapist, will give an overview of current research on mental health and well-being of doctorals...

Defence
 

PhD thesis: A human neuronal in vitro model to investigate a protein replacement therapy for Rett Syndrome

Venue: Hybrid: Room 2D404 at UZAII (Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna) and ZOOM Video...

Latest publications


Chavan, Rohit ; Lefèbre, Jonathan ; Jochová, Kateřina et al. / Fucosyl glycosides for DC-SIGN targeting : Fucosylation strategies, synthesis and binding studies of model compounds. In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2025 ; Vol. 123. pp. 118164.

Yazdi, Mina ; Burghardt, Tobias ; Seidl, Johanna et al. / Evolution of Lipo-Xenopeptide Carriers for siRNA Delivery : Interplay of Stabilizing Subunits. In: Bioconjugate Chemistry. 2025 ; Vol. 36, No. 4. pp. 846-858.

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