24 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Mental Health and Behavioural Medicine programme at Medical University of Vienna provides advanced scientific research training and education in the field of mental health and behavioural medicine

The programme Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease at Medical University of Vienna provides cutting-edge research training and education in different fields of cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine.

The program Clinical Experimental Oncology at Medical University of Vienna aims to encompass all relevant areas of cancer research to provide students with a profound theoretical background in cancer research as well as excellent practical skills.

The Malignant Diseases programme at Medical University of Vienna aims to encompass all relevant areas of cancer research to provide students with a profound theoretical background in cancer research as well as excellent practical skills. 

The Molecular mechanisms of Cell Biology at Medical University of Vienna aims to train young scientists in many aspects of cell biology

It is the aim of the Public Health programme at the Medical University of Vienna to train young  scientists and professionals of Public Health in its broadest sense for independent and collaborative scientific  work in medical and associated professions

Signaling Mechanisms in Cellular Homeostatis programme at Medical University of Vienna investigates how signalling mechanisms impact homeostasis and cell fate transitions in cell-free, cell-based, and organismal systems. 

The Medical Imaging programme at Medical University of Vienna aims to train the next generation of researchers from a wide variety of scientific disciplines, including –but not limited to–  radiology, nuclear medicine, ophthalmology, medical physics, molecular biology and (radio)chemistry, and computer science.

The objective of the Medical Physics programme at Medical University of Vienna is to provide excellent training opportunities in the various fields of Medical Physics.

The Epidemiology program at the Medical University of Vienna offers advanced doctoral-level research training that builds on multiple disciplinary perspectives to understanding origins and determinants of health and disease across populations in the context of epidemiological methods.

The aim of Clinical Neurosciences (CLINS) at Medical University of Vienna is innovation in prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of neurological and psychiatric diseases, and a better fundamental understanding of these conditions.

The Vascular Biology programme at Medical University of Vienna provides cutting-edge training in the physiology and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system.

The programme  RNA Biology at Medical University of Vienna trains PhD candidates in basic and biomedical research projects relevant to this topic and provides a state-of-the-art training environment.

The programme of The Biomedical Engineering at Medical University of Vienna shall make the participants particularly familiar with the interfaces between engineering and medicine.

The scope of The Cardiovascular Tissue Regeneration and Repair programme Medical University of Vienna encompasses the entire cardiovascular regenerative medicine including ischemic heart diseases, oncologic treatment-induced cardiotoxicity, congenital and metabolic heart diseases or brain-heart axis. 

The Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and Complex Systems programme at Medical University of Vienna aims at students with a computational background who desire to advance biomedical sciences by applying their skills in technical-, natural- and formal sciences.

The objective of the programme of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Medical University of Vienna is to provide students with excellent training opportunities for both, clinical and basic science in the fields of endocrinology and metabolism.

The aim of the Neuroscience programme at Medical University of Vienna is to educate students to PhD level using a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach preparing them for an enspiring scientific career within the field of neuroscience in academia and/or industry.

The primary objective of the Musculoskeletal and Dental Research of Medical University of Vienna is to train students to become leaders in academic research and industry. 

The aim of The Molecular Signal Transduction at Medical University of Vienna is to provide outstanding training opportunities for the understanding of the molecular physiology of cellular signal transduction, and pathological alterations therein for students.