Research Assistant

2 weeks ago


Hammersmith, United Kingdom Imperial College London Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Research Assistant to work on a project, supported by the European Research Council, on the impact of microbiota and metabolites on the colon cancer risk. The overarching goal of the project is to increase knowledge of the impact of the specific microbial compositions and metabolites on the gut health of the host.

**Duties and responsibilities**:
The post holder will conduct cell culture models and mouse models and carry out comprehensive sample analyses to evaluate inflammatory and physiological impact of the gut microbiota on the host. In addition, the post holder will use flow cytometry, metagenomics, microRNAs and metabonomics to probe the functionality of the gut microbiota in relation to disease risk. The post holder will work together with the external collaborators to acquire and interpret the data.

**Essential requirements**:
**Further information**:
This full-time position is offered for a fixed term until 31 January 2024 and will be based at the Hammersmith Hospital Campus (primarily) and South Kensington campus.
- The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level._

**Documents**:

- Final JD - MED03541 - GS.pdf


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