Overview

Centre for Human Genetics, Building for Genomic Medicine, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7BN

We are seeking to appoint a Research Assistant to join Professor Simon Leedham’s research group within the Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford. This exciting opportunity is part of the Colorectal Cancer – Stem Cells and Adaptive Molecular Phenotype (CRC-STAMP) programme, which aims to understand how adaptive cellular phenotypes emerge in colorectal cancer and influence treatment response and resistance.

Responsibilities

You will undertake laboratory-based research in cancer genetics and molecular biology, including sample preparation, genotyping, mutation screening, cell culture, tissue preparation and analysis, and functional assays. You will establish and manage mouse colonies, support breeding programmes and experimental studies, and apply genomic and spatial biology approaches to investigate molecular phenotypes and signal...