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

Research
 

(Article and Video in German)

Evidence that highly processed foods are linked to multiple health risks is mounting and calls for labelling are growing louder. In this article and video, PhaNuSpo PhD...

PhD Corner
 

Marie José Abi Saad (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences) is one of the five finalists of the VHS Science competition on November 29th in the Planetarium of Vienna

Travel report
 

Read more about Runqing's experiences at the 14th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport, known as IACSS 2023, in Hangzhou, China.

Event
 

Out of the lab and onto the stage: the Science Slam puts science in the spotlight. Current research is once again brought to the stage in Vienna's Metropol: compact, pointed and entertaining. Those...

Award/ Grant Winners
 

Marie Jose Abi Saad, doctoral student in pharmaceutical sciences, received the ÖAW DOC fellowship for her research on "Structure-Based Drug Discovery Facilitated by NMR Spectroscopy: Targeting the...

Event
 

This workshop brings together early-stage doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers to discuss the latest developments in epigenetics, focusing on core mechanisms in development, differentiation,...

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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