Florian T. Merkle, PhD

***Seeking outstanding entrepreneurial postdoc***

Do you want to help discover the next Ozempic? Are you an energetic and technically excellent PhD-level scientist? Come help us launch our University of Cambridge spin-out! Details at bit.ly/47F9udd.

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The deadline for this fully funded (uk home fees rate) PhD is coming up soon (31 Oct) so please apply if you’re interested and spread the word if others on your network might be. Thanks!

Are you interested in a PhD focused on human stem cells, neuroscience, and industry collaboration to discover new targets for obesity? If so, check out this exciting joint project between the University of Cambridge and AstraZeneca: bit.ly/4otdwLm. Thanks for sharing!

There are only a few days left to apply to this postdoc position (deadline 6th Oct) so please re-post is someone in your network might be interested!

Details at www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

We're seeking a motivated postdoc to help us and NovoNordisk generate cutting-edge human cellular models of metabolic disease. For details & to apply (by 6th Oct), see: cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc.... If you think someone in your network might be interested, please share. Thank you!

Cambridge University Scholarship Deadlines | Gates Cambridge Gates Cambridge manages two selection rounds each year; full details are below.

Outstanding students from the US considering a PhD at the University of Cambridge and seeking funding from the prestigious Gates Cambridge programme should apply by 15th October. Details at www.gatescambridge.org/apply/timeli...

Investigating the role of ZEB1 in the activation of mammalian neural stem cells at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Investigating the role of ZEB1 in the activation of mammalian neural stem cells at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

To UK-based PhD applicants interested in neuroscience and stem cell biology: there's a *funded PhD position* available the lab of David Petrik in Cardiff. It's an excellent training opportunity in a multi-disciplinary field. Details at:

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Proximity proteomics of primary cilia in human hypothalamic neurons Primary cilia are hair-like sensory organelles that project from the cell bodies of most cell types, including appetite-regulatory hypothalamic neurons where they likely help sense metabolic factors t...

I'm excited to share our latest pre-print on proximity proteomics of primary cilia in human hypothalamic neurons, led by Viviana Macarelli, which revealed proteins involved in synapses and neurotransmission and the obesity-associated GPCR LPAR1. Details at bit.ly/4jcTodq

The Department of Pharmacology at the University is seeking a new colleague at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Details at www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/44592/

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@imbavienna.bsky.social are recruiting a new faculty member in areas related to germline biology, mobile genetic elements including virus biology, chromosome biology, as well as tissue-scale biology and synthetic biology. Please see details at www.oeaw.ac.at/imba/career-...

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Just a few more days to apply for this position!

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Registration is open for the British Society for Gene & Cell Therapy annual conference on 20th June! It's conveniently located at the Royal Holloway University London, and features great speakers, a BBQ, Ceilidh, and ECR events the day before. Details at: bsgct.org/annual-confe...

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My group at Cambridge is seeking an experienced and motivated new member to help ensure the smooth operation of our work on obesity and neurodegenerative disease. Please circulate if you think folks in your network might be interested. Details at: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50479/

Please help spread the word about funding for undergraduate summer research in the UK in the field of gene and cell therapy, made possible by the generous support of BSGCT. Potential supervisors can apply for this funding by 4th April. Details at: www.bsgct.org/undergraduates

He did such a brilliant job - congrats again Daniel!

Thanks to @acmedsci.bsky.social for their support of young scientists, and if you are one yourself, please consider applying to the Springboard scheme

There's an exciting postdoc job opportunity with Andrew Bassett (Sanger) and Sally Cowley (Oxford) to improve complex disease-relevant cellular models derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Details at: sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Wellco...

Closing date: 02-MAR-25

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