Modelling Huntington’s Disease to study mechanisms of somatic CAG expansion and the role of microglia and astrocytes in disease onset and progression.

About the Project

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher

Cardiff University is looking for an Early Stage Researcher within the Division of Neuroscience for the collaborative research projects ‘Modelling HD to study mechanisms of somatic CAG expansion and the role of microglia and astrocytes in disease onset and progression.’ of the EU Horizon2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action: “ViSi-On-Brain” Training on Cutting-edge human in Vitro and in Silico biomedical tools on Brain disorders.

This is a full-time position (35 hours per week), fixed-term for 3 years and is available from 1st October 2026.