PhD Position (f/m/d)
as part of a DFG sponsored project starting at the 1st of September or 1st of October 2026

The Title of the project is: Mechanisms underlying the intergenerational effects of Mycobacterium vaccae ATCC 15483T to promote stress resilience in mice.

According to the "Old Friends" hypothesis, reduced exposure, particularly during early pre- and postnatal life, to immunoregulatory microorganisms contributes to the increased prevalence of stress-associated disorders in urban concrete landscapes of high-income countries. Accordingly, our own preclinical studies demonstrate that non-pathogenic rapid-growing mycobacteria (RGMs), including M. vaccae NCTC 11659 and M. vaccae ATCC 15483T, have immunoregulatory and stress-protective effects when administered repeatedly prior or during stressor exposure.... see more