Research Assistant (NC3Rs/CR-UK Partnership and Impact award)

Garscube Estate

We are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant to contribute to a NC3Rs/CR-UK Partnership and Impact award, which aims to take a fully characterised humanised long-term ‘self-structuring bone model’ (SSBM) developed by Dr Naylor and adopt this model to look at cancer dormancy and bone metastasis, focusing on leukaemia and breast cancer as proof-of-principle.

In particular, this project will focus on cell-to cell interactions and how the architecture of the endosteal ‘osteoblastic’ bone marrow niche becomes remodelled during malignancy. Cancer cell dormancy and bone metastasis are significant unmet clinical needs in the cancer field.

The SSBM supports long-term monitoring enabling the mechanisms driving these processes to be identified and characterised. This will provide new knowledge, ultimately leading to targeted therapies and better outcomes for cancer patients in the future.

This project will involve training in setting up the SSBM, incorporating and monitoring cancer cell behaviour and performing biological assays, working with Professor Helen Wheadon and Dr Amy Naylor.

The successful candidate will also be expected to help manage and direct this work package and contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications.

This position is full time and funded for up to 18 months.

For informal enquiries regarding this post please contact Professor Helen Wheadon Helen.Wheadon@glasgow.ac.uk

Apply online at: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-assistant-nc3rs-slash-cr-uk-partnership-and-impact-award?source=gla.ac.uk

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