Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

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Association

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Area

Central and Eastern Europe

Host Country

United Kingdom

Deadline

23 Aug 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Scholarships

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

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Eligible Region

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The University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine & Health calls application for a postdoctoral research fellowship at Leeds Institute of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM) in Section of Experimental Rheumatology.

Summary

The post-holder of the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Leeds will work on developing assays to measure inflammasome particles in cell culture supernatants and biological fluids, mainly sera. Furthermore, the post-holder will, in collaboration with Dr. Doffinger, work on developing assays for the detection of novel autoantibodies, including anti-ASC antibodies, which potentiate the activity of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Lastly, we will have access to sera and cells from patients across the ImmunAID consortium (15 different centers across the EU), to validate the assays and help with the development of relevant biomarkers. The post-holder will support the management of the research group, specifically dedicated to this project, consisting of a Clinical Fellow, and one Ph.D. student (in 2nd years), as required.

Responsibilities

Candidates on this Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Leeds will:

Requirements

University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, England. Having the motto of And knowledge will be increased; the university establishment dates to 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. It lies in the top 20 in the world for graduate employability. Moreover, the university has affiliations with 6 Nobel Laureates. Furthermore, Leeds was in the 19th position amongst multi-faculty institutions in the UK for the quality (GPA) of its research. Above all, the university is in 93rd position in the QS World University Rankings 2019. Also, it is the fifth-largest university in the UK in terms of student numbers.

Provider: The University of Leeds