Research Assistant

About us

The mission of the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health is to improve the health and well-being of children, and the adults they will become, through world-class research, education and public engagement. The UCL GOS ICH, together with its clinical partner Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, forms the largest concentration of children’s health research outside North America. GOS ICH’s activities include active engagement with children and families, to ensure that our work is relevant and appropriate to their needs. GOS ICH generates the funding for our research by setting out our proposals in high quality applications to public, charitable and industrial funding bodies and disseminates the results of our research by publication in the medical and scientific literature, to clinicians, policy makers and the wider public. The Institute offers world-class education and training across a wide range of teaching and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health.

About the role

An opportunity has become available to join a team of scientists researching childhood solid cancers with interests in development of new cellular therapeutics. The appointee will work within the team but have primary responsibility for a project to improve functionality of current clinical candidate CAR-T cells for solid cancers. The appointee will require technical skills such as molecular cloning, cell culture, viral transduction and animal studies. As the technology is translated toward the clinic, the post holder will interact with members of the GMP team at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The appointee will fall under the overall line management of Professor John Anderson. This post is funded for 12 months in the first instance.

About you

The ideal candidate for this post will hold a master’s degree in biological sciences, have experience of working in a research laboratory environment and have previous experience in viral gene therapy. They will also need experience in primary T cell transduction, immune assays, working with experimental mice and hold a current UK Home Office licence.

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