Bone fragility in adult chronic neuromuscular disease: from preliminary data to the development of a dedicated osteometabolic outpatient pathway

Organisation/Company Università di Torino Research Field Medical sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026 - 13:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Advances in respiratory, cardiac, and pharmacological management, foremost among them chronic glucocorticoid therapy, have radically transformed the natural history of progressive muscular dystrophies, particularly Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Chronic glucocorticoid exposure, progressive loss of ambulation and mechanical loading, vitamin D deficiency, secondary hypogonadism, and restrictive respiratory insufficiency combine to produce one of the most severe risk profiles for secondary osteoporosis and fragility fracture encountered in endocrine practice. The overall aim of the project is to establish, within the Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, a dedicated outpatient pathway for the longitudinal surveillance and management of bone health in adult patients with chronic neuromuscular disease.

Mandatory requirement for admission to the selection: italian Laurea Magistrale, or Laurea a Ciclo Unico, or an equivalent degree from foreign Universities, obtained no more than 6 years prior to the application deadline (i.e obtained after 13/10/2020). The Call for Applications (published on the University Bulletin Board under ref. no. 4688 of 21/09/2026), containing the procedures to participate in the selection process and the specific requirements for each selection, is available at .

• Italy

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