Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 107844 - Grade 7

University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
Workplace: OnsiteContractGBP 36,636 - 46,822 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: phdSkills: ["Analytical capability","Communication","Resource planning","Cross-team co-ordination","Data interpretation"]

Plan, perform, analyze, and interpret experiments for a Breakthrough T1D grant on how NAMPT inhibitors alter immune responses in mice with spontaneous autoimmune diabetes. Administer NAMPT inhibitors, run in vivo mouse experiments, and process tissues for flow cytometry, ELISA, cell culture, and immunohistochemistry of pancreas sections. Coordinate reporting to collaborators and funders, contribute to research objectives and bids, and disseminate results through publications and seminars while supporting and supervising students.

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Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 107844 - Grade 7

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Job Summary

Plan, perform, analyze, and interpret experiments for a Breakthrough T1D grant on how NAMPT inhibitors alter immune responses in mice with spontaneous autoimmune diabetes. Administer NAMPT inhibitors, run in vivo mouse experiments, and process tissues for flow cytometry, ELISA, cell culture, and immunohistochemistry of pancreas sections. Coordinate reporting to collaborators and funders, contribute to research objectives and bids, and disseminate results through publications and seminars while supporting and supervising students.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Contract
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Administer NAMPT inhibitors to mice and conduct in vivo experiments related to the Breakthrough T1D grant.
  • •Monitor mice for the development of spontaneous autoimmune diabetes.
  • •Prepare cells for and perform flow cytometric analysis of harvested tissues and optimize/analyse immunohistochemistry staining from pancreas tissues.
  • •Organise and report project progress to collaborators and funders, including weekly updates to the Diabetes Research group and quarterly/bi-annual reporting.
  • •Contribute to research objectives, bids for funding, data analysis and interpretation, dissemination (publications/seminars/posters), and supervise students and provide guidance where appropriate.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 36,636 - 46,822 annually

Key Requirements

  • •PhD (in submission or awarded) in an area relevant to the research area, or equivalent qualifications.
  • •Currently hold, or have held (in the last 2 years), a Home Office PIL for working with mice.
  • •Previous experience successfully performing intravenous and intraperitoneal injections in mice.
  • •Previous experience preparing samples for, and analysing, flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry data.
  • •Previous use of bioinformatic/coding programmes (e.g. R) to generate figures and novel data analysis pipelines.
Experience:ImmunologyType 1 diabetesAnimal researchTranslational research
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:Analytical capabilityCommunicationResource planningCross-team co-ordinationData interpretation
Licenses:Home Office PIL
Tech Stack:NAMPT inhibitorsMiceFlow cytometryELISACell cultureImmunohistochemistryR

Company Brief

University of Birmingham
A major UK research university offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across a wide range of disciplines; known for research, teaching excellence, and international partnerships.
Industry: Higher Education
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 500M to 1B
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Founded: 1900
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