Overall purpose:
We are a team of six people based at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences. We love seeing our work going all the way from basic science discoveries to real-life technology or a product. We are interested in understanding how to design plant responses and development, and in the next three years we aim to progress towards creating plants with various designer traits. The work will include plant transformation, and experiments in plant tissue culture, focusing on how to create complex traits with low burden.
In the last several years, we mainly worked on engineering bioluminescence in plants ), and understanding the structure-function relationship in proteins ).
Our current focus is on applying synthetic biology to design plants with agricultural and aesthetic applications.
For more information about the lab, visit our website:
Key Responsibilities
* To take initiatives in the planning of research
* To identify and develop suitable techniques, and apparatus, for the collection and analysis of data
* To conduct data analysis
* To ensure the validity and reliability of data at all times
* To maintain accurate and complete records of all findings
* To write reports for submission to research sponsors
* To present findings to colleagues and at conferences
* To submit publications to refereed journals
* To provide guidance to staff and students
* To attend relevant workshops and conferences as necessary
* To develop contacts and research collaborations within the LMS and the wider community
* To promote the reputation of the Group, the Institute
* To provide guidance to PhD Students
* To conduct and plan own scientific work with appropriate supervision
* To maintain highly organised and accurate record of experimental work
* To actively participate in the research programme of the Group
* To publish in high quality journals and to present data at national and international meetings
* To participate in Group research meetings and internal seminars
* To collaborate with other allied scientists within UKRI, Imperial College and elsewhere in London and abroad, as appropriate
* To contribute to the smooth running of the Group's laboratories and, facilities with other scientists, clinicians, technicians and students within the laboratories
* Assist in the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate research students and research assistants as required
* To comply with the Institute, College, Division, and Unit safety practices and to attend courses on safety when appropriate
* Any other duties as may be deemed reasonable by Head of group as well as Head of Institute/ /Department/Section