Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term)

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Associate to join Dr Edward Avezov's laboratory as a part of a multidisciplinary project supported by The Evelyn Trust at the department of Clinical Neurosciences, UK Dementia Research Institute in Cambridge, based at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The post holder will be expected to lead the development of methods to control intracellular localisation of amyloid precursor proteins and to apply these in brain cell models to study and gain the ability to mitigate protein aggregation-related damage. The project will be conducted in collaboration with Cambridge Department of Chemistry, Centre for Misfolding Diseases.

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative driving forward research to fill this gap. We are a globally leading multidisciplinary research institute of 700 staff investigating the spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders causing dementia, with laboratory-based research groups located at University College London, the University of Cambridge, Cardiff University, Edinburgh University, Imperial College London and King's College London.

Cambridge

Developing new treatments that can prevent the onset of dementia or protect neurons from damage is hindered by our lack of knowledge in the fundamental causes and mechanisms behind neurodegeneration. Scientists at the UK DRI at Cambridge use cutting-edge approaches to build our understanding of the biological processes behind the earliest stages of neurodegeneration and ageing. They explore mechanisms causing the loss of vital connections between neurons and the pathways that drive repair of these connections, which are essential for memory formation and survival of brain cells and identify key molecular targets for translation into effective treatments to stop, slow or reverse dementia.

Closing date for applications is: 26th March 2023.

For informal enquires please contact Dr Edward Avezov ea347@medschl.cam.ac.uk

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 18 months in the first instance.

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