Postdoctoral Training Scientist

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MRC Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Senescence and Inflammation (LMS 2364) Salary: £42,694 plus London allowance (£5,560) per annum* Additional allowances comprise a £1000 lump sum Settlement Allowance plus a yearly Training Allowance of £850 in the first year, paid in monthly installments. The Training Allowance increases to £1,300 in year two, £1,800 in year three 3 years fixed term | Full time | Location: Hammersmith London Closing Date: 3 June 2026: Overall purpose: The senescence group has a long-standing interest in studying senescence. We have contributed to understanding the role of senescence as a tumour suppressor mechanism (Collado et al. Nature 2005), in limiting iPSC reprogramming (Banito et al. Genes Dev 2009) or activating immune surveillance (Kang et al. Nature 2011). We have also contributed to identifying molecular mechanisms controlling senescence (Gil et al. Nat Cell Biol 2004; Tordella et al. Genes Dev 2016) and the inflammatory phenotype associated with senescence (Acosta et al. Cell 2008; Acosta et al. Nat Cell Biol 2013; Herranz et al. Nat Cell Biol 2015; Georgilis et al. Cancer Cell 2018). We are also interested in identifying strategies to identify (Dur...