Research Associate (Imperial)
UK Dementia Research Institute
Dementia is the biggest health challenge of our century.
To date there is no way to prevent it or even slow its progression, and there is an urgent need to fill the knowledge gap in our basic understanding of the diseases that cause it.
The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is the biggest UK initiative driving forward research to fill this gap.
The UK DRI at Imperial brings together researchers from diverse backgrounds with fresh perspectives, drawing on the university’s unique strengths, resources and focus on science, engineering, medicine and business. The team recognises that the challenges of dementia demand new concepts, new approaches and a diverse range of new research tools and directions. Their holistic approach views the ageing brain in the context of the ageing body, not in isolation.
The Barnes Lab is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate to use multiplexed synaptic proteomics to investigate how synaptic molecular complexity impacts synaptic function in health and early-stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This position is available full time for one year, with the option to extend for three years. You will be supported and encouraged to apply for internationally competitive independent fellowships within this role.
The role will involve collection of data using in vivo 2-Photon imaging, confocal imaging, expansion microscopy and cycle-immunofluorescence approaches. A good background in neuroscience, data analysis and coding are essential. You will be expected to publish work, deliver presentations and contribute to funding application, leading where appropriate
What we are looking for
You will be highly motivated and excited by the science with a background in neuroscience and experience in neuronal imaging technologies, and looking to use this role as a springboard toward securing an internationally competitive fellowship. You will have a track record of delivering high impact publications on AD-related pathogenesis and/or a related research area.