Dementia is the greatest 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.
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.
UCL’s strength in combining excellent clinical and basic neuroscience research to advance our understanding of neurodegeneration and identify novel targets and therapeutic approaches for dementia resulted in its selection as the hub of the UK DRI. Research at the UK DRI at UCL?covers the journey from the person living with dementia to the laboratory and back again - with improved diagnosis and potential therapies put to the test. The groups believe in intervening earlier in disease in order to change the trajectory.
The UK DRI Fluid Biomarker Laboratory at UCL is setting up a new Fluid Biomarker Platform in order to facilitate fluid biomarker research across the UK DRI national network.
The Research Technician for the UK DRI Fluid Biomarker Laboratory will undertake the biomarker measurements for UK DRI projects that the new platform will facilitate. This will entail using a variety of state of the art immunoassay platforms to perform biomarker measurements on fluid samples from collaborator labs. These projects may be small i.e. less than 500 samples, or very large i.e. 10,000+ samples. The results must then be curated and presented in a format that is accessible to our collaborators.
Dementia is the greatest 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. 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. UCL’s strength in combining excellent clinical and basic neuroscience research to advance our understanding of neurodegeneration and identify novel targets and therapeutic approaches for dementia resulted in its selection as the hub of the UK DRI. Research at the UK DRI at UCL?covers the journey from the person living with dementia to the laboratory and back again - with improved diagnosis and potential therapies put to the test. The groups believe in intervening earlier in disease in order to change the trajectory. The UK DRI Fluid Biomarker Laboratory at UCL is setting up a new Fluid Biomarker Platform in order to facilitate fluid biomarker research across the UK DRI national network. The Research Technician for the UK DRI Fluid Biomarker Laboratory will undertake the biomarker measurements for UK DRI projects that the new
platform will facilitate. This will entail using a variety of state of the art immunoassay platforms to perform biomarker measurements on fluid samples from collaborator labs. These projects may be small i.e. less than 500 samples, or very large i.e. 10,000+ samples. The results must then be curated and presented in a format that is accessible to our collaborators.
Applicants should have a BSc in a Biological subject or equivalent experience and experience of immunoassays. General laboratory competence and an ability to use basic lab equipment is essential as are good IT skills, excellent organisational and oral and written communication skills and strong problem solving abilities.
Please contact Samantha Robinson, HR Officer ion.hradmin@ucl.ac.uk
