Research Associate - Department of Pharmacy - 107363 - Grade 6

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Position Details Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK Full time starting salary is normally in the range £33,002 to £35,608 with potential progression once in post to £39,906 Grade: 6: Part Time 0.8 FTE: Fixed Term contract up to May 2027 Closing date: 10th May 2026: Interviews are scheduled for 29th May 2026 Background: The Chan Lab is a research group at the University of Birmingham working on brain metabolism and mitochondrial function in health and diseases. We specialize in rare genetic diseases with neurodevelopmental condition and epilepsy. Recently, we had partnered up with a rare epilepsy charity, CRELD1 Warriors, based in the UK; to advance research into JELANS – a rare neurodevelopmental syndrome caused by mutations in CRELD1 gene. We have since collected cell lines from JELANS patient and recently procured a Drosophila model of JELANS. Thus, we are at an exciting moment in our translational research journey to progress research into JELANS and potential treatment for epilepsy in JELANS. This role will be primarily to assist in research (by carrying out data collecti...