Research Fellow in Charaterisation of Mammalian Cells using Electro-rotation

This new Research Fellowship is being funded by the MRC ‘Confidence in Concept’ scheme, and comprises an exciting, multidisciplinary investigation in which you will characterise multi-cellular materials, primarily core blood, using electro-rotation, with the ultimate goal of extracting specific T-cell subpopulations from clinical samples based on their dielectrophoretic signature. You will design the required electronic devices and fluidics required for repeatable cell characterisation, fabricate them in our semiconductor cleanroom facilities, and demonstrate their successful operation and implementation.

Holding a PhD in Physics, Engineering, or another appropriate discipline, with an emphasis on bio/molecular- micro/nanotechnology, microwave engineering and/or microfluidics, you will have experience in microfabrication/semiconductor processing, specifically in the formation of multi-layer SU-8 channels on glass and ceramics, which incorporate embedded electrodes.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Christopher Wood

Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 8335 or email: C.D.Wood@leeds.ac.uk

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