Help uncover how plastic pollution may be fuelling the global liver disease epidemic and join a pioneering team advancing environmental hepatology
About the role
This is a fully funded two year post-doctoral position, with generous consumable funding allocated, based in the Centre for Environmental Hepatology, led by Professor Shilpa Chokshi within the Peninsula Medical School. The Centre investigates how environmental pollutants, particularly micro- and nanoplastics, affect liver health and disease.
You will contribute to a cutting-edge project investigating how micro- and nanoplastics drive liver inflammation and disease. Using patient samples and advanced human models including patient-derived precision-cut liver slices, you will explore the immunological effects of real-world plastic exposures. With emerging evidence linking micro- and nanoplastics to liver disease, understanding their contribution to inflammation, oxidative stress and carcinogenesis is increasingly important.
The project brings together expertise in hepatology, immunology microbiology, toxicology and environmental science, with strong collaborations across the University and internationally. You will also benefit from close clinical links with the Hepatology Research Group at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, providing access to patient samples and opportunities for highly translational research.
The Peninsula Medical School provides a supportive and collaborative research environment, with strong NHS partnerships and a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Plymouth employer: Allscreens Nationwide Ltd
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