Research Assistant - Strand, London, WC2R 2LSAbout UsThe GSTT Asthma Service based at Guy’s Hospital is home to the largest cohort of severe asthma and EGPA patients receiving biologic therapies in the UK offering a unique opportunity to take part in translational research in these diseases. The Jackson Lab within the Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, SIMS is focussed on (i) exploring the role of eosinophilic and T2 inflammation in asthma and related conditions both in the stable state and during exacerbation (ii) understanding the mechanisms that underpin the heterogeneity in response to anti-T2 therapies in asthma and conditions including EGPA and eosinophilic pneumonia. Over the last 5 years the Jackson Lab has obtained over £5m in grant funding and published over 50 original research manuscripts. About the roleThis role is for a clinically trained scientist with experience of bioinformatics in the field of asthma. They will be joining a well-established and highly productive clinical and translational asthma research group at King’s College London based on the Guy’s Hospital Campus. This group is closely integrated into the regional NHS Severe Asthma and EGPA clinics allowing access to airway and blood samples from a large cohort of patients. This group has led on several large multicentre phase 3 and phase 4 clinical trials of biologic therapies in asthma as well as real world studies of biologic therapies in EGPA. The applicant requires a thorough understanding of respiratory immunology and particularly eosinophilic and T2 immune pathways as it relates to asthma and other T2 driven diseases. The scientist should also have prior first-hand experience of performing bioinformatics on airway samples from asthma patients. This is a full-time post 35 hours per week, and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 12/01/27.
