Clinical Research Fellow Phd Universities

Salary Range: £31,523 - £39,300 plus £1,505 London Allowance per annum

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease for which there are no cures or drugs which can arrest the disease process. The neurodegenerative disease process has been associated with the accumulation of iron in the brain area affected. Recently we have demonstrated that clinically available iron chelators for treating peripheral iron overload disorders, like beta-thalassemia, are neuroprotectve in in vivo models of PD. We are now translating the development of such chelators, Deferiprone, into clinical trials in PD. In this pilot clinical trial we will be examining the tolerability and efficacy of the iron chelator in newly diagnosed PD patients.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Research Fellow to join the Deferiprone PD clinical trial team, working under the supervision of Dr David Dexter and Professor Paola Piccini. You will be asked to interact with the movement disorder clinics from which the PD patients will be recruited, and help coordinate the clinical and MRI assessment of the subjects enrolled in the study.

Responsibilities will include, but not restricted to, assisting with the clinical trial management, assisting with recruitment of subjects into the Deferiprone study, neurological assessment of the patients taking part in the trial, assisting the radiographer with the MRI of subjects and subsequent analysis of the MRI scans, record keeping, etc.

Applicants must be medically qualified at a Senior SHO or Specialist Registrar level (ST2 or above), and have full General Medical Council Registration.

This post has been made possible by the award of grants from the Biomedical Research Centre. This full-time, fixed-term appointment is for two years. The post will be based primarily at the Hammersmith Hospital sites located in East Acton, however you may be expected to attend movement disorder clinics at other hospital within the Trust.

For further details or informal enquires contact Dr David Dexter 0207 594 6665 or at d.dexter@imperial.ac.uk

Please note that as this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory enhanced level Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Disclosure will be required for the successful candidate.

Our preferred method of application is online via our website at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select "Job Search" then enter the job title or vacancy reference number into "Keywords"). Please complete and upload an application form as directed quoting reference number HM2011043.

Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please email hmrecr@imperial.ac.uk to request an application form.

Closing Date: 12 April 2011 (Midnight BST)

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