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Department of Chemical Engineering
Fixed-term until 30 November 2017
Part-time - 0.8FTE
Now that the human genome, amongst others, has been sequenced and now that some of the roles of each gene have been understood many of the proteins that they encode will have to be produced in sufficient quantities for the predicted benefits in human healthcare and welfare to be realised. Additionally, within the pharmaceutical and healthcare functions there is an immediate worldwide need for the development of replacement human tissue via the regenerative medicine approach and the application of stem cells. Indeed continued improvements in the nation's health depend upon the efficient development of new generations of bioscience-based therapies and techniques. In line with Loughborough's long-term strategy to help to 'improve the nation's quality of life' the University created a fully integrated 'innovation-to-product' shared 'Centre for Biological Engineering' (CBE) between the Department of Chemical Engineering and The Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering. This post will focus on basic research within a project exploring whether a novel biological matrix can be used to support hypothermic storage and transport of cells. The successful applicant will be based in the Centre for Biological Engineering (CBE) described above. They will be supervised by Dr Karen Coopman and join a team of research associates and students working at the interface between engineering and the life sciences.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Karen Coopman, Senior Lecturer in Biological Engineering, by email at k.coopman@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on 01509 222513.
Application closing date: 18 June 2017
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