Research Associate in pancreas development and islet cell engineering

We have postdoctoral Research Associate positions available in the Spagnoli lab in the Centre for Gene Therapy and Regenerative Medicine at King’s College London. Our team uses interdisciplinary approaches for studying pancreas development and islet cell engineering from stem cells. The candidates will be part of a T1D Grand Challenge-funded research programme aiming at harnessing the islet microenvironment in all its complexity for stem cell therapy of diabetes.

This is an exciting interdisciplinary research programme that will require expertise in stem cell culture, human tissue, bioengineering, computational analytical methods and islet transplantation. Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. degree or have submitted his/her Ph.D. thesis. We wish to appoint highly motivated individuals: one PDRA with background in development and stem cell biology and one PDRA with background in stem cell biology and animal model transplantation.

The Spagnoli lab is coordinating the multi-partner, interdisciplinary consortium and will be primarily responsible for developing innovative approaches to closely mimic key features of the native in vivo islet microenvironment using stem cells. The candidates will be leading these efforts and help in developing this ambitious research program.

The Spagnoli lab is a highly dynamic, inclusive team, doing exciting science and member of the outstanding Centre for Gene Therapy & Regenerative Medicine at King’s College London, UK. This is a world-class research environment with all facilities essential for this ambitious research programme.