Job description
The Research Assistant (Research Nurse) will be an important team member in the Thoracic Oncology Research Group.
Overall Project Summary
- Blood tests, instead of invasive tissues biopsies, are the holy grail for cancer diagnosis and optimal treatment selection for patients. Such blood tests called “Liquid Biopsies” -if achieved- could be faster, cheaper, and routinely available; avoiding unnecessary delays for those with cancer and worry for those with harmless conditions; optimal treatment choices, while avoiding use of often expensive drugs producing side-effects but no benefit; and reducing overall strain on healthcare. Even if Liquid Biopsies couldn’t fully replace all tissue biopsies, they could add benefit by enabling on-going monitoring for tumour recurrence, treatment response, etc., contributing to improved quality-of-life and longevity.
- Increasing evidence by members of the All-Ireland Cancer Liquid Biopsies Consortium (CLuB), at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Queen’s university Belfast (QUB) and others indicate that substantial information originating from tumours enter body fluids, such as the bloodstream, and so have potential as “Liquid Biopsies”, serving as non-invasive alternatives to surgical biopsies. These entities, representing the tumour, include circulating tumour cells, tumour DNA (mutated/methylated-DNA); RNA; and extracellular vesicles (i.e., shed vesicles containing cancer cell contents and implicated in drug-resistance, immune suppression, metastasis). Combining this multi-disciplinary expertise with expertise in big data analysis at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) as an emerging hub of excellence, CLuB will synergistically evaluate component parts of cancer liquid biopsies, assessing their individual relevance and the added value of their co-analysis towards the development of personalised profiles and optimal patient care. It will also evaluate tumour organoids at patient avatars, contributing further information to the liquid biopsy, as well as assessing optimal treatment choices for the individual cancer patient.
- There are, however, still many gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed to ensure optimal use of liquid biopsies for patients, societal, and economic benefit. Addressing this, CLuB’s objective is to provide excellent and integrated multi-disciplinary training to a critical mass of outstanding researchers, while performing novel cutting-edge research to address these gaps and generate new knowledge.
At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.
We are ranked 3rd in the world for gender equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020) and we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. The University is actively pursuing a Silver level award, which it has committed to achieving by 2025. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.
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