Research Technician in Molecular Neuropathology | UK DRI White Waltham, England
Job description
Opportunities to join in the search for future treatments for dementia!
To date there is no way to prevent or 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 have an exciting role for a Research Technician to provide technical support on a new Parkinson’s UK-funded research project. Combinatorial padlock-probe-amplified fluorescence in situ hybridization (coppaFISH) is a method that amplifies a selected panel of RNA transcripts in situ using barcoded padlock probes and reads out their barcodes combinatorially through multiple rounds of seven-colour fluorescence imaging. The beauty of this method for Parkinson’s disease research is that it will enable us to simultaneously identify the cell type identity of every cell within a tissue section at a low cost. This will enable disease neuropathology to be done at an unprecedently high throughput, which will in turn transform what we know about Parkinson’s disease.
You should be interested in the questions being pursued, as well as performing your work to the highest standards. Experience with running software pipelines and some computational experience will be advantageous. Having experience working with neuropathology and handling of post-mortem samples will be beneficial. While close supervision will be provided when needed, the post holder also will be given graded opportunities for leading in areas of expertise and in supervising rotating project students for their technical training.
Technicians in the UK DRI at Imperial enjoy excellent career development opportunities including the opportunity to participate in the Technicians’ Network at Imperial and more widely with technologists across the UK DRI.
Duties and responsibilities
Building on laboratory experience and under the direction of the line manager, you will:
- Undertake training and demonstrate an aptitude for an organised, methodical approach to your work.
- Provide up-to-date technical expertise, advice and support for specialised methods appropriate to the research project.
- Select and order situ hybridisation probes for coppaFISH and execute multi-step staining protocols using coppaFISH
- Organise, collect and QC tissue samples
- Run software analysis pipeline for coppaFISH
- Basic methods for molecular biology (PCR, qPCR, Western blotting) of human tissue samples
Essential requirements
- A good degree-level qualification in a relevant molecular science subject
- Experience of tissue handling and histology, and basic biological methods (DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, qPCR, Western Blotting, microscopy)
- Methodical approach to work, good time management and record keeping
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to learn
Further information
This is a Full Time and fixed term role initially to 30 September 2024. This post is based at the White City Campus with additional labs at the Hammersmith Campus.
Should you require any further details on the role please contact [email protected]
Documents
- Research Technician in Neuropathology - JD.pdf
