Research Assistant

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Our mission is to maximise and advocate for the holistic health of all children, young people 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. The 2024-29 GOS ICH strategy focuses on its five scientific programmes. 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 teachin g and life learning programmes which address the needs of students and professional groups who are interested in and undertaking work relevant to child health. GOS ICH holds an Athena SWAN Charter Gold Award.

Research in the Developmental Biology and Cancer (DBC) Research & Teaching Department aims to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying childhood disease with a view to improving clinical care and promoting children's health. This Research Assistant position is based in the research group led by Professor Nick Greene whose main focus is on pre- and post-natal disorders of the developing central nervous system. We aim to understand how genetic and nutritional factors can lead to disease, such as via altered metabolism, and to develop novel therapies.

About the role

The appointee will take up the position of Research Assistant in a thriving multidisciplinary research group using a variety of experimental models, including cellular and mouse models. The appointee will play a key role in implementing and evaluating novel treatments in novel genetic mouse models. They will work closely with other team members to plan and deliver experiments. Current approaches being developed include gene therapies, small molecule and nutrient supplements.

The salary offered in this role is £38,607 per annum and is funded for 18 months in the first instance.

About you

The successful candidate will have a background in biological sciences (e.g. biomedical science, genetics, biochemistry, biology) with an interest in translational research. They will have experience in working in a laboratory setting and with mouse models. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail are crucial, along with enthusiasm, curiosity and teamwork.

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