New: Clinical Research Fellow vacancy (Cortese Lab).

We are currently recruiting for a Research Fellow to join the Cortese Lab. This is a full-time post on Grade 7. 

The Fellow will work on therapy development for repeat expansion diseases and in particular RFC1 CANVAS, under the supervision of Professor Cortese (Neurogenetics lab) and in collaboration with Professor Joanne Ng (Genetic Therapy Accelerator Centre) and Professor Fiona Ducotterd (ARUK UCL Drug Discovery Institute).

The Fellow will join a team at the forefront of in vitro and vivo RNA and AAV gene therapy projects focused on neurological and neuromuscular disorders, contributing to an extensive novel therapeutic programme for RFC1 CANVAS.

The post is available from 01 February 2026 and funded by an ERC Award for two years in the first instance.

the full vacancy details and job description can be accessed on the UCL jobs page.