Thursday, 27 June 2024: UCL Senior Promotions 2023-24 in GGM

Dr Haiyan Zhou (Molecular Basis of Rare Diseases) to Professor of Genetic Medicine

Dr Naresh Hanchate (Molecular Basis of Rare Diseases) to Principal Research Fellow

Tuesday, 18 June 2024:  Blood test could predict Parkinson’s seven years before symptoms

A team of researchers, led by scientists at UCL including senior author Professor Kevin Mills, co-author Dr Jenny Hällqvist and GGM colleagues, and University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany, have developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict Parkinson’s up to seven years before the onset of symptoms.

Monday, 10 June 2024:  New blood test could prevent sudden child deaths caused by heart condition

A new blood test that could identify children with a potentially fatal heart condition has been developed by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), including co-author Professor Kevin Mills (GGM).

Monday, 20 May 2024: Maria Bitner-Glindzicz Travel and Conference Fund is now open for applications.

Deadline is 5pm Wednesday 18 September 2024. 

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Experimental Officer (Methylation microarrays) at UCL Genomics - closing date 06/08/2024

We are seeking to appoint a creative and highly motivated Applications Specialist with prime interest in performing methylation profiling using microarrays (for both research and clinical projects). The position will be integrated into the busy microarray stream at UCL Genomics. This is a large stream currently consisting of eight Application Specialists and the post holder will be a key member of the team. The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of microarray processing, bisulphite conversion (manual and automated), FFPE restore as well as sample and data QC. The postholder may be required to assist with other facility projects. The position contains a strong element of collaboration and service provision, and a large proportion of the work will involve provision of genomics services for both internal and external users. The postholder will be expected to work closely with a range of collaborators including scientists, clinicians, industry professionals, service facility providers and PIs as well as other facility staff to ensure projects are delivered in a timely manner. Please check attached JD/ Person Specification for detailed information.

Experimental Officer (Pharmacogenomics microarrays) at UCL Genomics - closing date 06/08/2024

We are seeking to appoint a creative and highly motivated Applications Specialist with prime interest in performing pharmacogenomic profiling using microarray technology. The position will be integrated into the busy microarray stream at UCL Genomics. This is a large stream currently consisting of eight Application Specialists and the post holder will be a key member of the team. The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of microarray processing, DNA extractions and QC, protocol development and data interpretation. The postholder may be required to assist with other facility projects. The position contains a strong element of collaboration and service provision, and a large proportion of the work will involve provision of genomics services for both internal and external users. The postholder will be expected to work closely with a range of collaborators including scientists, clinicians, industry professionals, service facility providers and PIs as well as other facility staff to ensure projects are delivered in a timely manner. Please check attached JD/ Person Specification for detailed information.

Experimental Officer (NGS) at UCL Genomics - closing date 06/08/2024

We are seeking to appoint a creative and highly motivated Experimental Officer with prime interest in performing NGS. The position will be integrated into the busy sequencing stream at UCL Genomics. This is a large stream currently consisting of six Applications Specialists and the post holder will be a key member of the team. We are particularly interested in seeking an individual with experience of DNA and RNA metagenomics, and pathogen sequencing. The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day provision of a genomics service, including QC, library preparation and sequencing. The postholder may be required to assist with other facility projects. . The position contains a strong element of collaboration and service provision, and a large proportion of the work will involve provision of genomics services for both internal and external users. The postholder will be expected to work closely with a range of collaborators including scientists, clinicians, industry professionals, service facility providers and PIs as well as other facility staff to ensure projects are delivered in a timely manner. Please check attached JD/ Person Specification for detailed information.

Research Fellow - closing date 31/08/2024

We are seeking to appoint a highly enthusiastic postdoctoral research fellow to join a large national programme on establishing a UK platform for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics for rare disease (UPNAT Node), supported by the UKRI MRC and NIHR. The role offers the appointed individual a unique opportunity to develop a strategic framework to identify rare disease-associated variants amendable to NATs. The research fellow will be mentored by a diverse range of expert researchers, clinician scientists and bioinformaticians, alongside benefiting part of a rich collaborative network. The research fellow will also get the opportunity to develop pre-clinical NAT targets using a broad range of molecular and cell biology-based approaches. The postdoctoral research fellow will be responsible for conducting experiments on executing genetic data analysis with investigators and databases associated with UPNAT, and testing NATs designed for the targets selected by the Target Selection Working Group in the Node. The post will be allocated in the Zhou lab at the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOSICH), full time for 2 years with possibility of extension.