Living Systems Institute

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

This post has risen as a result of a BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Nikolas Nikolaou and is essential to a programme to understand the extra-nuclear function of SNRNP70, a major spliceosome protein, in modulating the axonal transcriptome and regulating neuronal connectivity. You will have a central role in completing an exciting programme of research to determine, validate and characterise the axonal RNA processing roles of SNRNP70, using a combination of in vivo zebrafish, ex vivo (primary neuron cultures), and in vitro approaches. More broadly, you will have a responsibility for enabling and supporting the ultimate research aims of the laboratory: to uncover novel molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate the assembly and function of neural circuits and how such processes are linked to neurological and neurodegenerative conditions in humans.

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University of Exeter Living Systems Institute Ph.D. Studentships 2025 Ref: 5273

Modern scientific innovation involves the integration of diverse fields and the bridging of pure and application-oriented research. This requires a new generation of scientists who are trained to think and experiment beyond traditional boundaries. The recently established Living Systems Institute provides this opportunity by housing world-leading Biologists, Physicists, Mathematicians, Computational Scientists, and Engineers who work together using cutting-edge technologies. Our mission is to uncover the secrets of life across all scales - from individual atoms to whole organisms - and thereby develop new approaches for improving health and treating disease. We wish to recruit highly motivated and imaginative students from across the full range of disciplines mentioned above to join our thriving community of over 50 Ph.D. students.

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