DOCTORAL SCHOOL AND RESEARCH TEAM
Doctoral School & Research Team (KULeuven) The candidate will be embedded in the DoctoralSchool of Biomedical Sciences (DSBS) at KULeuven, affiliating with the Emerging Concepts in Cardiovascular Medicine thematic programme, which couples structured skills training (research integrity, transferable skills workshops, journal clubs). DSBS gives direct access to Leuvens high end Core Facilities including 4D ultra high frame rate echocardiography and cardiac MRI. Scientific supervision is led by ProfJens UweVoigt, full professor of cardiology and member of the DSBS Committee, who heads the University Hospitals Leuven Echocardiography Lab and an imaging group of several international PhD fellows. His team is internationally recognised for myocardial strain, shear wave elastography and cardiac mechanics, and collaborates with EACVI/ASE task forces on imaging standardisation, providing the candidate with a world class training environment in quantitati...