Vacancies
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Key details
- Location: UK DRI at Edinburgh, Edinburgh
- Salary: £40,497 - £48,149
- Lab: Prof Siddharthan Chandran/Dr Selvaraj
The Opportunity:
To contribute to innovative research understanding the role of neuro-glial cross talk in motor neuron disease using human stem cell organoid models in a multidisciplinary research group (Dr Selvaraj / Prof Chandran) within the UK Dementia Research Institute, planning and conducting experiments, analysing and interpreting data. To take a lead in the dissemination of own findings via academic publications and presentations, as well as involving and engaging the public.
This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and is based on-campus. T
Your skills and attributes for success:
- PhD in translational neuroscience (completed or submitted with viva examination imminent).
- Essential - expertise in relevant approaches and models, analytical techniques and methods, cell culture, molecular biology, proteomics and lipidomics.
- Desirable - experience in human stem cell derived organoids, transcriptomics, genetics.
- Experience in writing and publishing research papers in high-quality journals.
- Experience presenting own results at internal and external meetings.
Informal enquiries may be made to Dr Bhuvaneish Selvaraj.
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