Research Technician 0.5fte - Grade 4 Liverpool, England
Job description
We are looking for a talented and highly motivated researcher technician to evaluate immune cells in samples from pancreatic cancer patients.
The project aims to characterise immune cells present in the blood and tissues of pancreatic cancer patients before, during and after chemotherapy treatment by mass cytometry/PLAYR assay and immunohistochemistry.
The project involves collection of PBMCs from blood from pancreatic cancer patients at different time points (before, during and after chemotherapy treatment) and analysis of immune cells by mass/flow cytometry and PLAYR assay. The project also involved analysis of FFPE tissue samples by immunohistochemistry.
The position requires experience in isolating PBMCs from blood samples and staining for flow and/or mass cytometry analysis and experience in staining FFPE tissues using immunohistochemistry.
The post holder will join a vibrant cancer research laboratory which is part of the Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, and the Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology (ISMIB), University of Liverpool, UK. ISMIB offers a number of high-quality shared facilities, which will be used to complete the project. The successful candidate will interact and collaborate with scientists and clinicians with diverse backgrounds inside and outside the department and take part in research activities that include cancer biology and the analysis of patient samples.
You should have BTEC national level (or equivalent).
The post is for 18 months at 0.5 FTE (with the possibility of extension upon availability of funding) and is expected to start on the 1 July 2023 and end on the 31 December 2024.
Informal enquires may be made to Dr Ainhoa Mielgo, email: [email protected] or visit: www.mielgolab.org
The University has the right to close the vacancy early if it is deemed that there have been enough applications received
