Our goal is to make transformative discoveries that will provide important new insights into physiological processes, particularly those that maintain genome and cellular integrity. Where possible, we will also explore how such insights can be translated towards better understanding, diagnosing and/or treating human disease, especially cancer.
We employ a diversity of advanced techniques in our studies, and have a strong track record of using them in innovative new ways as well as in developing and applying new experimental approaches, often in collaboration with other scientists. By providing an interactive, cooperative and stimulating research environment that nurtures independent thinking, our group serves as an excellent platform for personal and professional development, with many of our past trainees having already gone on to have successful careers in academia, industry and other vocations.
The Team
STEVE JACKSON'S GROUP CURRENTLY COMPRISES NINE POST-DOCS including two bioinformaticians, A LAB MANAGER, five PHD STUDENTS, three RESEARCH ASSISTANTs, AN INFORMATION SPECIALIST, a Bioresearch manager AND A research administrator.
The lab is located in the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, a department of the University of Cambridge, core funded by Cancer Research UK. We retain close links to the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, where we were located for over 30 years, with groups led by David Fernandez-Antoran, Tony Kouzarides, Eric Miska and Iva Tchasovnikarova who work on various aspects of molecular cell biology related to cancer, the cell cycle, oncogenes, RNA and DNA repair. The Cambridge Institute is situated on the Cambridge Biomedical Research Campus, adjacent to Addenbrooke’s Hospital and many of the University's science departments.
Research in the lab is funded primarily by Cancer Research UK, but we also have grants from the ERC and the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. Steve is also a member of CRUK’s Radiation Research Network, CRUK-RadNet Cambridge.
In addition, a number post-docs and students in the lab have been awarded personal fellowships. Over the next year, we anticipate various posts becoming available in the lab. We welcome informal applications from suitably qualified individuals for PhD student, research assistant and postdoctoral researcher positions. If you are interested in coming to work in the lab please contact us.
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