Salary: £42,694 plus London allowances £5,560 per annum*
About the role
Are you looking projects that solve transdisciplinary problems to improve human health? The Wong lab (https://ckwonglab.github.io) is seeking a postdoctoral scientist to join our team to study gut hormones and the gut-brain-immune axis in vivo. We are a newly established research group based at the MRC LMS, focused on investigating how gut hormones and related peptides modulate systemic and tissue-specific inflammation by bridging the disciplines of endocrinology, immunology, and neuroscience, using an integrative approach of in vivo and ex vivo models complemented by in vitro mechanistic studies and in silico computational analysis. Our research program stems from foundational work defining the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of GLP-1 receptor agonists (Wong et al 2022 Cell Metab; Wong et al 2024 Cell Metab; Wong et al 2025 Cell Metab). One of our group’s current focuses is to explore how gut hormones and related peptides modulate peripheral inflammation via central and peripheral nervous systems.
About You
You will hold a PhD (or equivalent experience) and have a strong background in one or more of these areas (neuroscience, endocrinology, or immunology), with at least one first-author publication in a peer-reviewed journal. You must have advanced in vivo mouse skills, including colony management, handling, and survival surgeries (intracranial or peripheral nerve), enabling you to independently design, lead, and execute mouse neuroscience projects.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement (30 days plus 2.5 privilege days & 8 bank holidays), family friendly policies (6 months full pay maternity & adoption leave), a range of shopping/travel discounts, access to our Employee Assistant Programme Scheme, Health and Wellbeing Support and a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. Please follow this link to find out more – Benefits
Athena SWAN
In 2017, the Institute received an Athena SWAN Silver Award to recognize its commitment to advancing women’s careers in science and research.
At the LMS there are three working groups which deliver on the action plan developed for the silver application.
Equality, diversity and wellbeing
The MRC LMS is committed to creating equality of opportunity to all members of the organisation, regardless of their background, and promoting diversity and inclusivity. We observe the Medical Research Council’s Equality and Diversity Vision, which sets out the MRC’s commitment to fulfill its obligations as a public body under the Equality Act 2010.
Technician’s Commitment
The LMS is a signatory to the Technician Commitment, a sector-wide initiative led by the Science Council and the Gatsby Foundation which aims to address the particular career challenges faced by technical and scientific support staff.
We provide opportunities to work alongside some of the top medical researchers on the planet, from our state-of-the-art research facilities.