The research in the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 1270 ELAINE focuses on novel electrically active implants – specifically implants employed for the regeneration of bone and cartilage, and implants for deep brain stimulation to treat movement disorders. Central research objectives are: (i) to establish innovative energy autonomous implants that allow a feedback-controlled electrical stimulation, (ii) efficient multi-scale simulation models to enable rapid progress in targeted implant improvements and patient-specific therapies, (iii) to analyse the basic mechanisms of electrical stimulation in bone, cartilage and brain, and to translate this knowledge into clinical practice.
For this purpose, scientists from the fields of electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, material science, physics, biology, and medicine work together in an interdisciplinary manner. As a unique characteristic, our interdisciplinary consortium enables a scientifically sound validation of newly derived theoretical models, computational methods and technical solutions through experiments in both engineering and the life sciences.
The collaborative research centre’s second funding period continues until June 2025. As we aim to facilitate an overlap period with doctoral researchers of the first funding period, new positions shall be filled as soon as possible.
Doctoral and early-career post-doctoral researchers are members of ELAINE’s Integrated Research Training Group and profit from a number of qualification measures.
ELAINE partners
ELAINE is a project of Universität Rostock. Most positions are located at the university and at Universitätsmedizin Rostock. In addition, some positions are located at the following partner institutions:
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
- Universität Greifswald
- Universität Leipzig
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.