Post Doctoral Opportunity

Post Doctoral Opportunity - Long non-coding RNA and Nuclear Hormone Receptor Regulation, at the Respiratory, Inflammation, Autoimmunity iMed, AstraZeneca Gothenburg

The role of long non-coding RNA in nuclear hormone receptor response
We're currently looking for talented scientists to join our innovative academic-style Postdoc on a 2 year fixed term contract. From our centre in Gothenburg Sweden, you'll be in a global pharmaceutical environment, contributing to live projects right from the start. You'll take part in a comprehensive training programme, including a focus on drug discovery and development, given access to our existing Postdoctoral research, and encouraged to pursue your own independent research in cutting edge laboratories. It's a newly expanding programme spanning a range of therapeutic areas across a wide range of disciplines.

What's more, you'll have the support of a leading academic advisor, who'll provide you with the guidance and knowledge you need to develop your career. This is an exciting area that hasn't been explored to its full potential, making this an opportunity to make a real difference to the future of medical science.

About AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world's most serious diseases. But we're more than one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZeneca, we're proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energised and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

Therapy Area
Our Respiratory, Inflammation and Autoimmunity team offers definitive expertise to colleagues across the business. Here, you'll help patients in areas with medical needs that aren?t being fully met, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and rheumatic disorders. Right now we're a leading figure in inhaled drug development, and our new Inhalation Centre in Gothenburg Sweden is set to extend that lead even further.

Role Description
Nuclear hormones and their receptors are master controllers in a plethora of physiological and pathological processes and therefore complex regulatory mechanisms have evolved to modulate their activity. You will evaluate an emerging and exciting concept that long non-coding RNA can contribute to the effects of nuclear hormone receptor signaling and function, by capitalising on our recent unpublished findings. Your data will enhance our understanding of the temporal and tissue-specific roles of long non-coding RNA, the regulation of nuclear hormone signalling. Ultimately these will provide understanding that can further our endeavors into developing novel drugs.

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