University of Cambridge
Research Assistant / Associate (Fixed Term)
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Research Assistant / Associate (Fixed Term)
Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Salary: £33,002-£46,049
Reference: RR50577
Closing date: 12 August 2026
We seek a highly motivated and independently driven Post-doctoral Research Associate to work with Dr Annelies Quaegebeur and Prof Roger Barker studying heterochromatin erosion in Parkinson's disease.
The research project will integrate high-resolution, multi-omics post-mortem tissue analysis with functional validation in cellular models with the aim of identifying heterochromatin erosion as a key driver of the regional pathology of Parkinson's Disease (PD) and thus its clinical heterogeneity and progression. These findings could then lead to novel therapeutic strategies targeting epigenetic ageing processes in PD.
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This project is embedded within the international Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) network and will involve multi-disciplinary approaches as well as multi-institutional collaboration.
Closing date: 12th of August 2026
For questions relating to the post, please contact Dr Annelies Quaegebeur (aq244@cam.ac.uk)
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 12 months in the first instance.
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