MRC/BHF CoRE in Advanced Cardiac Therapies Postdoctoral Research Associate

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MRC/BHF CoRE in Advanced Cardiac Therapies Postdoctoral Research Associate

Company

King’s College London

Job description

About usThe advertised posts are within the activities of the recently established MRC/BHF Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Advanced Cardiac Therapies (REACT). The Centre aims to develop the first therapies to stimulate heart repair and regeneration in patients with heart failure. REACT is a joint initiative of King’s College London (Prof Mauro Giacca), University of Oxford (Prof Paul Riley) and University of Edinburgh (Prof Andrew Baker).About the roleApplications are invited for the following posts:King’s College LondonPost 1 – Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences (SCMMS), King’s College London. Subject of research: To investigate the molecular mechanisms that regulate proliferation of post-natal cardiomyocytes.Post 2 – Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences (SCMMS), King’s College London. Subject of research: To develop RNA-based interventions that target cardiomyocytes both in vitro and in animal models.Post 3 – Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences (SCMMS), King’s College London. Subject of research: To develop and test RNA-based interventions for cardiac regeneration after cardiac damage in animal models.Post 4 – Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences (SCMMS), King’s College London. Subject of research: To explore the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in RNA-based therapies for heart disease.University of OxfordPost 5 – Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford. Subject of research: to re-programme immune cells as part of a larger programme to develop novel therapeutics (viral vector and / or extracellular vesicle-based) for myocardial regeneration.Post 6 – Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Centre for Medicines Discovery (CMD), Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM), University of Oxford. Subject of research: To explore the surface proteome in heart-specific cell lines and primary cardiac tissue using state-of-the-art proteomics techniques.University of EdinburghPost 7 – Postdoctoral Research Associate in Bioinformatics at the Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh. Subject of research: To analyse multimodal omics data in cardiovascular remodelling to create bespoke gene therapy vectors and evaluate their efficacy.These are immediately available full time posts, which are offered as a 2-year initial contract, with possibility of extension.How to ApplyFull details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click the “Apply” button, above. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing which post they apply for and how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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Location

London

Job date

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:18:59 GMT

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