Biology

The Beatson Institute in Glasgow is one of Europe's leading cancer research centres. It is core funded by Cancer Research UK and supports cutting edge research into the molecular mechanisms of cancer development. The Institute provides an outstanding research environment, underpinned by state-of-the-art core services and advanced technologies. The...

Location:  Sutton Bonington Supervisor:  Dr. Ken Mellits Secondary Supervisor:  Prof. Ian Connerton Subject Area: Microbiology/Animal Health Research Description Prebiotics are non-digestible feed ingredients that can be metabolized by specific members of intestinal microbiota to provide health benefits for the host. Here...

We are looking to recruit a postdoctoral research fellow on a MRC Confidence-in-Concept funded project, led by Dr Barry McColl and Prof. David Hume, to investigate the efficacy and mechanisms of a novel treatment that manipulates myeloid cells to enhance brain repair and recovery after stroke. Augmenting pro-regenerative processes is a potential...

We are seeking to appoint a post-doctoral scientist up to 3 years to work in Professor Polly Roy’s dynamic and productive research laboratory. For more general information on the work of the laboratory, please go here: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/roy.polly The successful applicant will undertake research to fulfil the requirements of...

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, UCL as part of the Metacognition Group ( www.metacoglab.org ), under the supervision of Dr Stephen Fleming (University College London) and Prof. Anthony David (Kings College London). The current project is part of a larger Collaborative Award from the Wellcome...

We are looking for a researcher with experience of regenerative medicine to join the Section of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. The Research Associate will join Prof. De Coppi’s research team and will concentrate on the translation of tissue engineered applications into preclinical...

The successful candidate will be taking a leading role in the newly funded European Project GRACIOUS.  GRACIOUS is a 7 Million Euro project with 23 partners. The goal of GRACIOUS is to develop a highly innovative science-based framework to support the grouping nanomaterials and thereby simplify their risk assessment. Nanomaterials (NMs)...

2 year fixed term contract The Medicines Evaluation Unit (MEU) is a rapidly expanding research facility conducting clinical trials and scientific research into asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are very close links with the Airway Pharmacology Group in the University of Manchester, led by Professor Dave Singh.  ...

Applications are invited for a part-time (29.2 hours per week: Monday to Friday with reduced hours or a 4-day week) BBSRC funded Research Laboratory Technician position to join the lab of Dr. Paul Conduit in the Department of Zoology, located in central Cambridge. The post-holder will be part of a vibrant team of researchers who use fruit flies to study...

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join a research group led by Professor Shankar Srinivas to work on a research program whose aim is to elucidate how the main tissues of the early embryo arise and are patterned. You will investigate the genetic basis for the generation and patterning of the three main tissues of the...