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Three postdoctoral positions (each of two years' duration) will shortly become available in the Developmental Biomechanics Group. | Three postdoctoral positions (each of two years' duration) will shortly become available in the Developmental Biomechanics Group. | ||
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A fourth position on the developmental biomechanics of the prenatal spine will shortly be advertised and expressions of interest are also being invited. The position will involve assessing development of the vertebral bodies and discs in developmental model systems of abnormal fetal movements. | A fourth position on the developmental biomechanics of the prenatal spine will shortly be advertised and expressions of interest are also being invited. The position will involve assessing development of the vertebral bodies and discs in developmental model systems of abnormal fetal movements. | ||
Key Skills: Essential- experience with murine model system and the musculoskeletal system, histology & immunohistochemistry techniques, Desirable- experience with developmental model systems, previous research on the spine | :Key Skills: Essential- experience with murine model system and the musculoskeletal system, histology & immunohistochemistry techniques, Desirable- experience with developmental model systems, previous research on the spine | ||
To express an interest, please send an email describing why you are interested in this position and how your expertise would be suitable, together with your CV to PI [mailto:n.nowlan@imperial.ac.uk Niamh Nowlan]. | To express an interest, please send an email describing why you are interested in this position and how your expertise would be suitable, together with your CV to PI [mailto:n.nowlan@imperial.ac.uk Niamh Nowlan]. |
Revision as of 02:46, 31 August 2016
3 x Postdoc Opportunities Biomechanics of Joint MorphogenesisThree postdoctoral positions (each of two years' duration) will shortly become available in the Developmental Biomechanics Group. The core foci of the three positions are as follows:
2. characterising cell and matrix level events in the developing limb and designing methods for automated quantification of these
3. quantifying the relationship between mechanical loading and joint shape using a mechanostimulation bioreactor
Postdoc Opportunity in Developmental Biomechanics of the SpineA fourth position on the developmental biomechanics of the prenatal spine will shortly be advertised and expressions of interest are also being invited. The position will involve assessing development of the vertebral bodies and discs in developmental model systems of abnormal fetal movements.
To express an interest, please send an email describing why you are interested in this position and how your expertise would be suitable, together with your CV to PI Niamh Nowlan.
MRes/PhD Opportunities for October 2017Opportunities are available in the Developmental Biomechanics group for enthusiastic MRes and PhD students. The research focus of the group is the importance of fetal movements for skeletal development. When a baby doesn’t move enough in the womb, their bones and joints may not form normally, and our research aims to find out why and how this can occur. Both experimental and computational projects are available, and researchers from either a biology (e.g., developmental biology, physiology, genetics) or engineering background are welcome- we are an interdisciplinary group!
Research from our group has shown that mechanical stimulation due to fetal movements (in vivo) or due to applied mechanical forces (in vitro) leads to measurable changes in growth and shape effects in the developing skeleton. This project will use a bioreactor system to culture developing chick and mouse limb explants in order to quantify the relationship between movements and developmental change, and to explore the cell and organelle level changes leading to the observed changes. The work will be highly relevant to tissue engineering of cartilage and bone, as we will be aiming to use mechanical forces to more closely recapitulate developmental processes leading to functional skeletal tissues. This project would be suitable for candidates from either biology or engineering backgrounds.
Fetal movements are an important indicator of a developing baby’s health and particularly of brain development. However, fetal movements are not commonly assessed clinically and no automated tracking or analyses of movements are performed. Ongoing research in our group has developed algorithms to track fetal leg movements, and pilot data indicates that aspects of fetal movements may correlate with healthy or unhealthy brain development. This project will build upon previous projects to develop enhanced automated tracking methods for fetal movements from fetal cine MRI data, and correlate the movements with normal and abnormal brain development. This project offers a valuable opportunity to work on a highly interdisciplinary project, with close collaboration with clinicians. The project would be suitable for candidates with a bioengineering, biophysics or computer science background, with prior knowledge or experience of image processing being a particular advantage. This project will be joint supervised by Dr Niamh Nowlan and Dr Bernhard Kainz (Department of Computing) |