Research Fellow

Job title:

Research Fellow

Company

University College London

Job description

About us The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute at UCL has been awarded a 3 year British Heart Foundation grant and are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow, with speciific interest in neuroprotection, relating to ischaemic stroke.About the role Applications are invited for a Research Fellow post funded by a British Heart Foundation grant, investigating ways of protecting the brain from injury in the setting of ischaemia-reperfusion injury. The research programme will specifically focus on the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signalling pathway and investigates the neuroprotective effect of a novel, UCL-developed compound utilising an in vivo Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) stroke model to determine associated pathways involved in the PI3K/AKT pathway in stroke. You will work closely with basic and clinical scientists.About you Applicants must have a strong background in Neurological and Cardiovascular Physiology and Biology/Cell Biology/ Molecular Biology. Extensive experience in conducting in vivo rodent studies using surgical techniques (non-recovery and recovery) is essential.What we offer Working with some of the greatest intellects in the world, UCL also offers a generous pension scheme and holiday allowance, plus closure and bank holidays as well as enhanced parental pay and more. Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 02:47:23 GMT

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