Research Assistant in Galleria Mellonella Envenoming

at  Edge Hill University

Department
Research Investment Fund (EXTERNAL)
Location
Ormskirk
Salary
£28,081 to £30,505 per annum pro rata
Fixed Term until 30/11/2025
Post Type
Part Time
Hours Per Week
14.5
Closing Date
Tuesday 04 February 2025
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This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant in Galleria mellonella envenoming to provide quality research support to an enthusiastic team of academics leading an NC3R funded research project titled ‘Development of Galleria mellonella as a replacement preclinical model for snakebite envenoming to reduce the need for murine models’.
Snakebite envenoming is a globally neglected tropical disease with the only approved treatment being conventional antivenoms. The production of such antivenoms, as well as testing for alternative therapies, requires the use of murine preclinical models. In the first year of this project the role will support the development and validation of Galleria mellonella larvae as an alternative model to murine preclinical studies.
The main duties and responsibilities of this role will be data collection which will include record keeping and also Galleria colony maintenance. Through this post you will adapt learning; skills in the Galleria model, Animal husbandry skills, Knowledge gained on snakebite venom and Authorship in publications.
For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Rachel Clare, Biochemist at Rachel.Clare@edgehill.ac.uk.