Research Associate: Neuroinflammation & Complement Biology

1000scholars; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

45 days annual leave

Local pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Cardiff University invites applications for a Research and Innovation Associate in Neuroinflammation/Complement Biology within the UK DRI Cardiff. The role focuses on elucidating complement-mediated neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease using multi-omics approaches and human iPSC-derived cellular models.

The successful candidate will join a programme funded by UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and will investigate disease mechanisms, identify therapeutic targets, and perform computational and

Qualifications

• Expertise in complement biology, immunology and Alzheimer's disease or related industrial/academic experience.

Responsibilities

• Generate and analyze multi-omics brain atlases and datasets.
• Integrate large-scale omics data and validate key findings in human iPSC-derived microglia, astrocytes and neurons.

Skills

Complement biology

Immunology

Alzheimer's disease

Multi-omics data integration

Bioinformatics

Human iPSC-derived neural models

Molecular biology

Cellular biology

Mechanistic validation

Job description

Cardiff University invites applications for a Research and Innovation Associate in Neuroinflammation/Complement Biology within the UK DRI Cardiff. The role focuses on elucidating complement-mediated neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease using multi-omics approaches and human iPSC-derived cellular models.

The successful candidate will join a programme funded by UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship and will investigate disease mechanisms, identify therapeutic targets, and perform computational and