Research Stay at Yale University School of Medicine

The Yale Interventional Oncology Laboratory at Yale University School of Medicine is offering medical students a 12-month research stay in interventional oncology, artificial intelligence, and molecular imaging. The programme is part of the Rolf W. Günther “Rising Stars” Exchange Programme and prepares participants for a doctoral project at Magdeburg University Medical Center.

The next possible start date is 1 April 2027. Applications must be submitted by 30 November 2026. The programme is open to medical students from the sixth semester onwards with excellent academic records, fluent English skills, resilience, reliability, and a strong interest in translational, patient-oriented research. Applications from women and members of underrepresented groups are explicitly encouraged and supported.

In Yale, participants will be supervised by Prof. Julius Chapiro and Prof. David Madoff; doctoral supervision at Magdeburg University Medical Center will be provided by Prof. Lynn Jeanette Savic and Prof. Maciej Pech. Current projects focus on the diagnosis and treatment of liver cancer, including experimental animal research, imaging, data science, and AI-based analysis. Participants are expected to use their results for at least one first-author publication and a subsequent medical doctoral thesis.

Application documents (in English):

• Curriculum vitae

• Short letter of motivation, including research interests where relevant

• High school diploma and transcript of records from the last two years of medical studies

Please send applications by email to:
Prof. Julius Chapiro: julius.chapiro@yale.edu
Prof. Lynn Jeanette Savic: lynn.savic@med.ovgu.de

Participants may also apply for a travel scholarship from the Rolf W. Günther Foundation for Radiological Sciences.