The Cambridge Clinical Mitochondrial Research Group (MitoCAMB) is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and scientists spread across a number of different laboratories and institutes within the University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences, based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. We form local, national and international collaborations with leading researchers, with a focus on improving the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment for patients with mitochondrial disease and other inherited neurodegenerative diseases.
Current Vacancies
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Molecular and cellular biology of mitochondrial disease models
The University of Cambridge wishes to appoint a talented postdoctoral research associate to join the research groups of Prof Patrick Chinnery, Prof Rita Horvath and Dr Jelle van den Ameele at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and the John Van Geest Brain Repair Centre.
To find out more about this role, click the link below.
Research Associate (Fixed Term) – Targeting mitophagy to modulate nuclear-mitochondrial interactions
The University of Cambridge wishes to appoint a talented and ambitious laboratory postdoctoral research associate to join the research groups of Prof Patrick Chinnery, Prof Rita Horvath and Dr Jelle van den Ameele at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit.
To find out more about this role, click the link below.

Contact a PI
Our PIs are always happy to hear directly from potential applicants. Select a PI below to make an online enquiry.

PhD Projects
For a list of PhD projects currently available across the entire department, please click here.

Useful Web pages
To join our growing team of world-leading researchers, and to experience the unique Cambridge culture/world-class facilities, please visit the following web-pages:
- For currently advertised vacancies, please go to the Cambridge University Job opportunities webpage.
- Visit our MitoCAMB group Twitter page
- Visit the Mitochondrial Biology Unit (MBU) webpages
- For details on fellowships, please visit Wellcome Trust PhD Programme for Clinicians
- Visit the Cambridge Trust webpages
- Visit Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) webpages for details on Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowship Scheme
